Winnipeg Jets at Toronto Maple Leafs

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Winnipeg Jets

15-20-4

Final
5 - 6

Toronto Maple Leafs

19-15-6

Matthews scores a hat trick to lead Maple Leafs to 6-5 comeback win over Jets

Auston Matthews' hat trick leads Maple Leafs to victory

Jets goalie Eric Comrie could not freeze a loose puck at the side of his goal and it slid to a wide-open Matthews in front who completed his hat trick and snapped a 5-all deadlock with 4:22 remaining.

Matthews also scored on the power play with two seconds remaining in the second period to pull the Maple Leafs to within 4-3.

Matthews pulled to within one goal of tying Mats Sundin’s franchise record of 420 goals.

It was Toronto's fifth win in its last six games.

Winnipeg squandered a 4-1 lead for its eighth loss in a row. Mark Scheifele scored two goals and set up another to lead the Jets.

After Scheifele put his team ahead 5-4 on the power play, Troy Stecher’s slap shot tied it.

Toronto backup Dennis Hildeby picked up the win with 22 saves after relieving Joseph Woll early in the second period after he allowed four goals on 18 shots.

The Maple Leafs were without William Nylander (lower body) for the third straight game. Dakota Joshua (kidney) and Chris Tanev (lower body) were also absent.

With his second goal, Matthews set a franchise record for goals at home with 232, passing Darryl Sittler’s 44-year-old mark. Matthews has three goals and six points in his last three games.

The Jets have gone 3-13-4 in their last 20 games.

Up next Jets: Visit the Ottawa Senators on Saturday night.

Leafs: Visit the New York Islanders on Saturday night.

Regular Season Series

TOR leads series 1-0

Scoring Summary

Goal	1st Period 14:09	Gabriel Vilardi Goal (17) Wrist Shot, assists: Mark Scheifele (28), Kyle Connor (28)
Goal	1st Period 17:38	Dylan DeMelo Goal (2) Slap Shot, assists: Adam Lowry (5), Morgan Barron (7)
Goal	2nd Period 1:34	Auston Matthews Goal (16) Tip-In, assists: Max Domi (14), Oliver Ekman-Larsson (18)
Goal	2nd Period 2:11	Alex Iafallo Goal (7) Backhand, assists: Jonathan Toews (9), Cole Perfetti (6)
Goal	2nd Period 5:24	Mark Scheifele Goal (19) Wrist Shot, assists: Gabriel Vilardi (18), Neal Pionk (5)
Goal	2nd Period 11:04	Oliver Ekman-Larsson Goal (7) Wrist Shot, assists: Scott Laughton (2)
Goal	2nd Period 19:57	Auston Matthews Goal (17) Wrist Shot, assists: Morgan Rielly (21), Matias Maccelli (9)
Goal	3rd Period 6:30	Matias Maccelli Goal (6) Wrist Shot, assists: Matthew Knies (25), John Tavares (22)
Goal	3rd Period 8:50	Mark Scheifele Goal (20) Wrist Shot, assists: Josh Morrissey (25), Gustav Nyquist (8)
Goal	3rd Period 13:13	Troy Stecher Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: Bobby McMann (9), Auston Matthews (13)
Goal	3rd Period 15:38	Auston Matthews Goal (18) Backhand, assists: none

Statistics

WPG		TOR
12	Blocked Shots	11
17	Hits	23
4	Takeaways	6
40	Shots	30
1	Power Play Goals	1
2	Power Play Opportunities	1
50.0	Power Play Percentage	100.0
0	Short Handed Goals	0
0	Shootout Goals	0
25	Faceoffs Won	25
50.0	Faceoff Win Percent	50.0
14	Giveaways	15
1	Total Penalties	2
2	Penalty Minutes	4

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