Overview
- Auston Matthews also recorded an assist and netted the winner with 4:22 remaining after Eric Comrie mishandled the puck.
- The captain set the franchise record for most goals at home (232, passing Darryl Sittler) and reached 419 career goals, one shy of Mats Sundin’s club mark.
- Toronto replaced starter Joseph Woll after he allowed four goals on 18 shots; Dennis Hildeby closed with 22 saves on 23 attempts for the win.
- Winnipeg’s skid reached eight straight defeats as the Jets squandered a 4-1 lead to fall to 15-20-6.
- The Maple Leafs improved to 19-15-6 and are two points back of the East’s second wild-card spot; William Nylander remained out with a lower-body issue.