Overview
- Pittsburgh carried a 3-0 lead through two periods on Ben Kindel’s two goals and an Erik Karlsson strike, with Tristan Jarry making 16 saves.
- Auston Matthews started the comeback with a breakaway at 3:31 of the third before William Nylander added two goals and an assist, including the tying one-timer at 6:55.
- Bobby McMann scored the go-ahead goal at 13:43 after Nick Robertson drove the net, capping a stretch in which Toronto overturned a night that had produced only eight shots through 40 minutes.
- Anthony Stolarz finished with 34 saves and was pivotal during the Penguins’ early dominance and in the closing minutes.
- The win moved Toronto to 7-5-1 and dropped Pittsburgh to 8-4-2; Kindel became the fifth 18-year-old Penguin with a multigoal game, and coach Craig Berube said Chris Tanev is “in a good spot” after his weekend hospital stay.