Overview
- Auston Matthews missed an overtime penalty shot, then netted the shootout winner after William Nylander, back from a groin injury, scored on his attempt.
- Joseph Woll stopped 28 shots for Toronto and Nikita Tolopilo made 39 saves for Vancouver in a game the Leafs controlled late.
- Defenceman Morgan Rielly left in the second period with an upper-body injury and was set to be evaluated Sunday, according to coach Craig Berube.
- Toronto’s playoff probability has fallen near 2.6%, and Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman reported the club has begun positioning as a deadline seller.
- Max Domi tied the game early in the third and extended his point streak to five, with the Leafs now eight points out and heading to Calgary and Edmonton before the Olympic break.