NHL

Anaheim Ducks at Toronto Maple Leafs

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Anaheim Ducks
36-26-3
Final
4 - 6
Toronto Maple Leafs
28-27-11

Maple Leafs beat Ducks 6-4 to end 8-game slide. Matthews injured on knee-on-knee hit

Auston Matthews helped off ice after hit to knee

The victory was tempered by the Auston Matthews on a knee-on-knee hit from Ducks defenseman Radko Gudas with four minutes left in the second period. Matthews stayed down favoring his left leg before being helped to the locker room. Gudas was assessed a major penalty and game misconduct.

Matthews scored earlier to end a 12-game goal drought.

Matias Maccell had a goal and two assists, and John Tavares and Benoit-Olivier Groulx also scored. Matthew Knies had three assists to go along with an empty-net goal, and Nylander added two assists. Joseph Woll made 36 saves.

Cutter Gauthier, Ian Moore, Pavel Mintyukov and Alex Killorn scored for Pacific Division-leading Anaheim. Lukas Dostal stopped 22 shots.

The Maple Leafs are 1-6-2 since the Olympic break to sink any realistic hope of a 10th straight playoff appearance. They won at home for the first time since Jan. 10.

Up next Ducks: At Ottawa on Saturday.

Maple Leafs: At Buffalo on Saturday night.

Regular Season Series

TOR leads series 1-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 7:19 Matias Maccelli Goal (14) Wrist Shot, assists: none
Goal 1st Period 12:19 Cutter Gauthier Goal (33) Wrist Shot, assists: Chris Kreider (19), Jackson LaCombe (38)
Goal 1st Period 14:26 Ian Moore Goal (4) Snap Shot, assists: Jansen Harkins (5)
Goal 2nd Period 2:55 Pavel Mintyukov Goal (8) Snap Shot, assists: Ryan Poehling (20), Jeffrey Viel (2)
Goal 2nd Period 10:47 Auston Matthews Goal (27) Wrist Shot, assists: Matthew Knies (36), William Nylander (39)
Goal 2nd Period 16:26 John Tavares Goal (23) Wrist Shot, assists: Matias Maccelli (17), Matthew Knies (37)
Goal 3rd Period 0:36 William Nylander Goal (23) Wrist Shot, assists: Matthew Knies (38), Matias Maccelli (18)
Goal 3rd Period 8:35 Benoit-Olivier Groulx Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Brandon Carlo (6)
Goal 3rd Period 18:12 Matthew Knies Goal (17) Wrist Shot, assists: Jake McCabe (17), John Tavares (31)
Goal 3rd Period 19:34 Alex Killorn Goal (10) Wrist Shot, assists: Jeffrey Viel (3), Jacob Trouba (22)

Statistics

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9 Blocked Shots 13
15 Hits 34
7 Takeaways 6
40 Shots 28
0 Power Play Goals 3
5 Power Play Opportunities 7
0.0 Power Play Percentage 42.9
0 Short Handed Goals 1
0 Shootout Goals 0
23 Faceoffs Won 30
43.4 Faceoff Win Percent 56.6
9 Giveaways 21
12 Total Penalties 12
41 Penalty Minutes 46
Toronto Maple Leafs Toronto Maple Leafs Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Morgan Rielly, D Day-To-Day Mar 22
Auston Matthews, C Out Mar 19
Chris Tanev, D Injured Reserve Mar 4
Anaheim Ducks Anaheim Ducks Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Ross Johnston, LW Out Mar 18
Petr Mrazek, G Injured Reserve Feb 18

Game Information

Scotiabank Arena

Location: Toronto, ON
Attendance: 18,456 | Capacity:

2025-26 Pacific Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Anaheim 39 27 82 4
Vegas 32 25 78 14
Edmonton 34 28 77 9
Los Angeles 28 25 73 17
Seattle 31 29 71 9
San Jose 32 30 70 6
Calgary 29 34 65 7
Vancouver 21 40 50 8

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Buffalo 44 20 95 7
Tampa Bay 43 21 91 5
Montreal 38 21 86 10
Boston 39 23 86 8
Detroit 38 24 84 8
Ottawa 37 24 83 9
Florida 34 32 71 3
Toronto 29 29 71 13
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