Bobby McMann scored the go-ahead goal in the third period Monday as the Toronto Maple Leafs wiped out a three-goal deficit to defeat the visiting Pittsburgh Penguins 4-3. Pittsburgh led 3-0 after two periods before Toronto scored three goals in a span of 3:24 early in the third. McMann scored Toronto’s fourth straight goal at […]
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NHL roundup: Maple Leafs rally from 3 down to edge Penguins
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Bobby McMann scored the go-ahead goal in the third period Monday as the Toronto Maple Leafs wiped out a three-goal deficit to defeat the visiting Pittsburgh Penguins 4-3.
Pittsburgh led 3-0 after two periods before Toronto scored three goals in a span of 3:24 early in the third. McMann scored Toronto’s fourth straight goal at 13:43.
William Nylander had two goals and an assist and Auston Matthews added a goal and an assist for the Maple Leafs, who have won two in a row. Morgan Rielly contributed two assists. Anthony Stolarz made 34 saves and kept the Maple Leafs in the game when they trailed.
Rookie Ben Kindel scored two goals and Erik Karlsson scored once for the Penguins, who have lost two straight. Tristan Jarry stopped 16 shots in his 300th career game.
Canucks 5, Predators 4 (OT)
Brock Boeser scored in the final two seconds of overtime to give Vancouver a road win over Nashville.
With a shootout seemingly on the horizon, Boeser managed to convert a backhand shot in front of Nashville’s net for his fourth career overtime goal. Boeser also had a goal and an assist in regulation for his second three-point performance of the season. Evander Kane scored two goals for Vancouver and Elias Pettersson had two assists. Jake DeBrusk had the Canucks’ other goal.
Filip Forsberg and Michael Bunting each had a goal and an assist and Luke Evangelista had two assists. Erik Haula and Nick Blankenburg scored Nashville’s other goals.
Blues 3, Oilers 2
Pius Suter scored the winning goal with 1:23 left as St. Louis edged visiting Edmonton to snap a seven-game winless streak.
Robert Thomas returned from a four-game injury absence to record a goal and an assist for a Blues team that entered Monday’s matchup 0-5-2 in its previous seven contests. Rookie Dalibor Dvorsky also scored his first NHL goal, and Jordan Binnington made 24 saves.
Jack Roslovic and Andrew Mangiapane scored for the Oilers, who blew a two-goal second-period lead. Connor McDavid and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins earned two assists apiece, while Calvin Pickard stopped 19 shots.
Kraken 3, Blackhawks 1
Jordan Eberle and Matty Beniers each had a goal and an assist as Seattle defeated visiting Chicago.
Jamie Oleksiak also scored for the Kraken, who extended their point streak to five games (3-0-2). Goaltender Joey Daccord made 29 saves.
Andre Burakovsky tallied for the Blackhawks, and Arvid Soderblom stopped 21 of 24 shots.
–Field Level Media