Minnesota Wild at Toronto Maple Leafs
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Foligno has first NHL hat trick to double season goals total, Wild beat Maple Leafs 6-3
The 34-year-old Foligno in the second period at even strength and on a power play, then into an empty net in the third.
Ryan Hartman added a goal and an assist, and Kirill Kaprizov and defensemen Quinn Hughes and Brock Faber each had two assists. Hughes has two goals and 18 assists in 18 games with the Wild since being acquired from Vancouver on Dec. 12.
Filip Gustavsson stopped 27 shots. The Wild have won two straight to open a three-game trip after being swept on a three-game homestand. They beat Buffalo 5-4 in overtime Saturday.
Auston Matthews scored his 25th goal of the season and had an assist for Toronto. John Tavares and Nicholas Robertson also scored. Joseph Woll allowed five goals on 29 shots in two period. Dennis Hildeby stopped nine shots in the third.
The Maple Leafs had won seven in a row a home.
Foligno gave Minnesota a 3-1 lead at 6:53 of the second, Tarasenko followed with his second of the game at 8:24 and Foligno made it 5-1 on a power play with 46 seconds left in the period.
Maple Leafs: Host Detroit on Wednesday night.
Regular Season SeriesMIN leads series 1-0
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 1st Period 4:45 | Vladimir Tarasenko Goal (10) Wrist Shot, assists: Ryan Hartman (9), Kirill Kaprizov (31) |
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Goal | 1st Period 10:29 | Ryan Hartman Goal (14) Wrist Shot, assists: Mats Zuccarello (18), Kirill Kaprizov (32) |
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Goal | 1st Period 18:24 | John Tavares Goal (18) Wrist Shot, assists: Matthew Knies (29), Auston Matthews (17) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 6:53 | Marcus Foligno Goal (4) Tip-In, assists: Brock Faber (19), Quinn Hughes (38) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 8:24 | Vladimir Tarasenko Goal (11) Wrist Shot, assists: Quinn Hughes (39) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 19:14 | Marcus Foligno Goal (5) Tip-In, assists: Brock Faber (20), Danila Yurov (12) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 6:27 | Nicholas Robertson Goal (11) Deflected, assists: Nicolas Roy (14), Easton Cowan (9) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 15:02 | Auston Matthews Goal (25) Backhand, assists: Max Domi (17) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 17:22 | Marcus Foligno Goal (6) Backhand, assists: Vladimir Tarasenko (15), Nico Sturm (6) |
Statistics
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 TOR |
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|---|---|---|
| 13 | Blocked Shots | 15 |
| 21 | Hits | 23 |
| 5 | Takeaways | 5 |
| 39 | Shots | 30 |
| 2 | Power Play Goals | 1 |
| 3 | Power Play Opportunities | 4 |
| 66.7 | Power Play Percentage | 25.0 |
| 0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
| 25 | Faceoffs Won | 29 |
| 46.3 | Faceoff Win Percent | 53.7 |
| 12 | Giveaways | 12 |
| 3 | Total Penalties | 3 |
| 8 | Penalty Minutes | 6 |
Toronto Maple Leafs Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| John Tavares, C | Out | Nov 3 |
| Kirill Marchenko, RW | Injured Reserve | Oct 29 |
| Miles Wood, LW | Injured Reserve | Oct 28 |
| Nick Blankenburg, D | Injured Reserve | Oct 23 |
| Marshall Rifai, D | Injured Reserve | Oct 22 |
Minnesota Wild Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Jared Spurgeon, D | Injured Reserve | Oct 29 |
| Brock Faber, D | Injured Reserve | Oct 29 |
| Filip Gustavsson, G | Injured Reserve | Oct 18 |
| Marcus Foligno, LW | Injured Reserve | Oct 12 |
| Nick Foligno, LW | Injured Reserve | Oct 9 |
