Anaheim Ducks at Toronto Maple Leafs
· National Hockey League
Maple Leafs beat Ducks 6-4 to end 8-game slide. Matthews injured on knee-on-knee hit
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.
Maple Leafs: At Buffalo on Saturday night.
Regular Season SeriesTOR leads series 1-0
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 1st Period 7:19 | Matias Maccelli Goal (14) Wrist Shot, assists: none |
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Goal | 1st Period 12:19 | Cutter Gauthier Goal (33) Wrist Shot, assists: Chris Kreider (19), Jackson LaCombe (38) |
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Goal | 1st Period 14:26 | Ian Moore Goal (4) Snap Shot, assists: Jansen Harkins (5) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 2:55 | Pavel Mintyukov Goal (8) Snap Shot, assists: Ryan Poehling (20), Jeffrey Viel (2) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 10:47 | Auston Matthews Goal (27) Wrist Shot, assists: Matthew Knies (36), William Nylander (39) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 16:26 | John Tavares Goal (23) Wrist Shot, assists: Matias Maccelli (17), Matthew Knies (37) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 0:36 | William Nylander Goal (23) Wrist Shot, assists: Matthew Knies (38), Matias Maccelli (18) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 8:35 | Benoit-Olivier Groulx Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Brandon Carlo (6) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 18:12 | Matthew Knies Goal (17) Wrist Shot, assists: Jake McCabe (17), John Tavares (31) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 19:34 | Alex Killorn Goal (10) Wrist Shot, assists: Jeffrey Viel (3), Jacob Trouba (22) |
Statistics
 ANA |
 TOR |
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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 Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| John Tavares, C | Injured Reserve | Oct 17 |
Anaheim Ducks Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Troy Terry, RW | Injured Reserve | Oct 31 |
| Ian Moore, D | Injured Reserve | Oct 16 |
| Ryan Poehling, C | Injured Reserve | Oct 13 |
