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Chicago Blackhawks at Toronto Maple Leafs

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Matthews and Joshua score 8 seconds apart to help Leafs rally past Blackhawks 3-2

Maple Leafs score 2 goals in 8 seconds to complete comeback win

Third-period goals by Oliver Ekman-Larsson, Matthews and Joshua erased Toronto's two-goal deficit and complete a wild comeback.

Joseph Woll made 23 saves and the Maple Leafs earned just their second victory this season after trailing after two periods.

Wyatt Kaiser and Jason Dickinson, short-handed, staked Chicago to a 2-0 lead in the first period.

Spencer Knight stopped 24 shots in the loss.

The Blackhawks were without third-year center Connor Bedard, who was placed on injured reserve Monday for at least two weeks because of an upper-body injury. Bedard has a team-high 19 goals and 25 assists in 31 games.

Without Bedard, Chicago focused on the basics of the game, breaking up Toronto’s passes, getting bodies in front of Woll, and shooting through traffic. Teuvo Teravainen had a goal disallowed with 8:33 left in the first after a video replay ruled there was goaltender interference.

Up next Blackhawks: Visit Montreal on Thursday.

Maple Leafs: Start a three-game road trip at Washington on Thursday.

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 10:21 Wyatt Kaiser Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Dominic Toninato (1)
Goal 1st Period 14:58 Jason Dickinson Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Ilya Mikheyev (4), Louis Crevier (9)
Goal 3rd Period 9:59 Oliver Ekman-Larsson Goal (6) Wrist Shot, assists: Auston Matthews (9), William Nylander (24)
Goal 3rd Period 16:51 Auston Matthews Goal (14) Wrist Shot, assists: William Nylander (25)
Goal 3rd Period 16:59 Dakota Joshua Goal (6) Wrist Shot, assists: Troy Stecher (5), Jake McCabe (11)

Statistics

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12 Blocked Shots 14
15 Hits 29
4 Takeaways 4
25 Shots 27
0 Power Play Goals 1
1 Power Play Opportunities 3
0.0 Power Play Percentage 33.3
1 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
21 Faceoffs Won 28
42.9 Faceoff Win Percent 57.1
13 Giveaways 14
3 Total Penalties 1
6 Penalty Minutes 2
Toronto Maple Leafs Toronto Maple Leafs Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
William Nylander, RW Out Jan 16
Simon Benoit, D Day-To-Day Jan 16
Dakota Mermis, D Injured Reserve Jan 12
Anthony Stolarz, G Injured Reserve Jan 10
Chris Tanev, D Injured Reserve Dec 31
Chicago Blackhawks Chicago Blackhawks Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Teuvo Teravainen, C Day-To-Day Jan 16
Sam Lafferty, C Day-To-Day Jan 16
Ryan Ellis, D Injured Reserve Jan 8
Frank Nazar, C Injured Reserve Dec 29
Shea Weber, D Injured Reserve Sep 30

Game Information

Scotiabank Arena

Location: Toronto, ON
Attendance: 18,568 | Capacity:

2025-26 Central Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Colorado 33 5 74 8
Dallas 27 12 63 9
Minnesota 26 13 61 9
Utah 24 20 52 4
Nashville 23 20 50 4
St. Louis 19 21 46 8
Chicago 19 21 45 7
Winnipeg 19 22 43 5

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Tampa Bay 29 13 62 4
Detroit 29 16 62 4
Montreal 26 15 59 7
Buffalo 26 16 56 4
Boston 27 19 56 2
Toronto 23 16 54 8
Florida 24 19 51 3
Ottawa 22 19 49 5
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