Dallas Stars at Toronto Maple Leafs
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Bourque's 4-point game helps the Stars rally past the Maple Leafs 6-5
Jason Robertson had a goal and an assist and Wyatt Johnston and Arttu Hyry also score for playoff-bound Dallas, which rallied from deficits of 3-0 and 5-3.
Casey DeSmith made 22 saves for the Stars, who are locked into the Central Division’s No. 2 seed. Matt Duchene had three assists.
William Nylander had a goal and two assists and Jacob Quillan netted his first NHL goal. John Tavares, Nick Robertson and Max Domi also scored for Toronto (32-35-14) in its final home game.
Artur Akhtyamov stopped 26 shots in his second start. Matthew Knies had two assists.
Maple Leafs forward Ryan Tverberg made his NHL debut. The 24-year-old from Richmond Hill, Ontario was a seventh-round pick at the 2020 draft and the third player in as many games to see his first NHL action for Toronto, joining forward Luke Haymes (Thursday) and defenseman William Villeneuve (Saturday).
The Stars will have home-ice advantage against the Minnesota Wild in the first round of the playoffs.
Tavares opened the scoring with his 564th career point for Toronto, passing Bob Pulford for sole possession of 11th on the franchise’s all-time list.
Maple Leafs: At the Ottawa Senators on Wednesday.
Regular Season SeriesDAL wins series 2-0
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 1st Period 2:14 | John Tavares Goal (31) Wrist Shot, assists: William Nylander (48) |
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Goal | 1st Period 14:35 | Jacob Quillan Goal (1) Deflected, assists: Steven Lorentz (11) |
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Goal | 1st Period 15:51 | William Nylander Goal (29) Batted, assists: Jake McCabe (20), Simon Benoit (6) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 0:52 | Mavrik Bourque Goal (17) Snap Shot, assists: none |
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Goal | 2nd Period 5:31 | Mavrik Bourque Goal (18) Wrist Shot, assists: Jason Robertson (51), Matt Duchene (27) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 9:29 | Jason Robertson Goal (45) Wrist Shot, assists: Matt Duchene (28), Mavrik Bourque (21) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 1:40 | Max Domi Goal (12) Wrist Shot, assists: William Nylander (49), Matthew Knies (42) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 4:19 | Nicholas Robertson Goal (16) Wrist Shot, assists: Troy Stecher (11), Matthew Knies (43) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 8:18 | Wyatt Johnston Goal (45) Snap Shot, assists: Mikko Rantanen (55), Thomas Harley (30) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 9:38 | Arttu Hyry Goal (3) , assists: none |
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Goal | 3rd Period 14:52 | Mavrik Bourque Goal (19) Wrist Shot, assists: Matt Duchene (29), Alexander Petrovic (8) |
Statistics
 DAL |
 TOR |
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|---|---|---|
| 11 | Blocked Shots | 10 |
| 11 | Hits | 27 |
| 7 | Takeaways | 3 |
| 32 | Shots | 27 |
| 1 | Power Play Goals | 1 |
| 3 | Power Play Opportunities | 2 |
| 33.3 | Power Play Percentage | 50.0 |
| 0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
| 32 | Faceoffs Won | 21 |
| 60.4 | Faceoff Win Percent | 39.6 |
| 18 | Giveaways | 13 |
| 2 | Total Penalties | 3 |
| 4 | Penalty Minutes | 6 |
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 |
Dallas Stars Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Kyle Capobianco, D | Injured Reserve | Oct 31 |
| Radek Faksa, C | Out | Oct 27 |
| Oskar Back, C | Injured Reserve | Oct 24 |
| Matt Duchene, C | Injured Reserve | Oct 12 |
| Luke Krys, D | Injured Reserve | Sep 29 |
