Overview
- Returning from a lower-body injury after one game out, Matthews produced three goals and an assist, scoring the late game-winner in a 6-5 victory over Winnipeg.
- His second tally established the Maple Leafs’ record for most goals at home, surpassing Darryl Sittler, and he is now one goal shy of Mats Sundin’s franchise mark of 420.
- Toronto erased a 4-1 deficit with additional goals from Oliver Ekman-Larsson, Matias Maccelli and Troy Stecher to secure a second straight win.
- Joseph Woll was pulled early in the second period after allowing four goals on 18 shots, and Dennis Hildeby finished in relief and was credited with the win.
- The result moved the Maple Leafs to within two points of the East’s second wild-card spot, extended Winnipeg’s losing streak to eight, and came with William Nylander still unavailable.