Philadelphia FLyers (34-27-8 76pts) v. Toronto Maple Leafs (42-23-5 89pts)
Game Recap:
Leafs get down by three and storm back to win it courtesy of Auston Matthews and Jake Muzzin. William Nylander looked to be the best player on the ice tonight dishing out a few assists and controlling the play all game. James Van Riemsdyk scored a hat trick and almost tied the game in the dying seconds.
Lineups:
Toronto:
Andreas Johnsson – Auston Matthews – William Nylander
Mitch Marner – John Tavares – Zach Hyman
Patrick Marleau – Nazem Kadri – Connor Brown
Tyler Ennis – Frederik Gauthier – Trevor Moore
Morgan Rielly – Ron Hainsey
Jake Muzzin – Nikita Zaitsev
Martin Marincin – Justin Holl
Frederik Andersen
Garrett Sparks
Scratched:Â none
Injuries:Â Nathan Horton (Back), Jake Gardiner (Back) and Travis Dermott (Shoulder), Kasperi Kapanen (Concussion)
Suspension:Â None
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Philadelphia:
Oskar Lindblom – Sean Couturier– Claude Giroux
James Van Riemsdyk – Nolan Patrick –Travis Konecny
Michael Raffl – Scott Laughton – Ryan Hartman
Phil Varone – Corbin Knight – Justin Bailey
Ivan Provorov –Travis Sanheim
Shayne Gostisbehere – Philippe Myers
Robert Hagg – Radko Gudas
Brian Elliot
Carter Hart
Scratched:Â None
Injuries:Â Michal Neuvirth
Suspension:Â None
GameDay:
First Period:
Philadelphia Penalty – 10:11 – Philippe Myers, 2 minutes for Interference
Philadelphia Goal – 12:22 – Jakub Voracek (19) assisted by Nolan Patrick (16)
Philadelphia Penalty – 17:22 – Travis Sanheim, 2 minutes for Slashing
Toronto PP Goal – 17:45 – Patrick Marleau (15) assisted by William Nylander (15) and Jake Muzzin (27)
End of 1st – PHI – 1Â Â Â Â TOR – 1
Shots       9        17
Faceoffs     10/24     14/24
Hits        4         3
PPÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 0/0Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 1/2
Second Period:
Philadelphia Goal – 1:15 – James Van Riemsdyk (22) assisted by Radko Gudas (14) and Nolan Patric (17)
Philadelphia Penalty – 1:44 – Radko Gudas, 2 minutes for Holding
Philadelphia Goal – 8:26 – James Van Riemsdyk (23) assisted by Claude Giroux (54) and Sean Couturier (38)
Toronto Goal – 9:27 – Zach Hyman (17) assisted by Mitch Marner (61) and Ron Hainsey (16)
Philadelphia Penalty – 10:42 – Travis Sanheim, 2 minutes for Slashing
Toronto Penalty – 10:42 – Andreas Johnsson, 2 minutes for Slashing
Philadelphia Goal – 12:29- Radko Gudas (3) assisted by Robert Hagg (14) and Sean Couturier (39)
Philadelphia Goal -13:27 – Shayne Gostisbehere (7) assisted by Claude Giroux (55) and Travis Konecny (23)
Toronto Goal – 16:08 – Jake Muzzin (7) assisted by Ron Hainsey (17) and Nazem Kadri (23)
Toronto Goal – 18:11 – Jake Muzzin (8) assisted by Connor Brown (19) and Nikita Zaitsev (9)
Toronto Penalty – 18:49 – William Nylander, 2 minutes for High Sticking
End of 2nd – PHI- 5Â Â Â Â TOR- 4
Shots        18         34
Faceoffs     20/40      28/48
Hits         8          7
PPÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 0/2 Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 1/3
Third Period:
Toronto Goal – 2:55 – Martin Marincin (1) assisted by Nazem Kadri (24) and Justin Holl (1)
Philadelphia Penalty – 3:49 – Jakub Voracek, 2 minutes for Tripping
Toronto Goal – 15:00 – Auston Matthews (33) assisted by William Nylander (16)
Toronto Goal – 17:21 – Auston Matthews (34) assisted by Andreas Johnsson (20) and Nikita Zaitsev (10)
Philadelphia Goal – 18:46 – James Van Riemsdyk (24) assisted by Claude Giroux (56) and Shayne Gostisbehere (27
End of 3rd – PHI – 6 Â Â Â Â TOR – 7
Shots       29         51
Faceoffs    31/71       41/71
Hits        13           11
PPÂ Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 0/2Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 1/4
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