Pittsburgh Penguins at Toronto Maple Leafs
· National Hockey LeagueMarner helps Toronto beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-2 in the Maple Leafs' home opener
William Nylander had two goals for Toronto, including an empty-netter. Matthew Knies also scored, Max Domi had two assists and Anthony Stolarz made 21 saves.
It was the home debut for Toronto coach Craig Berube, who was hired in May. The Maple Leafs split their first two games of the season on the road.
Kris Letang and Rickard Rakell scored for Pittsburgh. Joel Blomqvist stopped 29 shots in his second NHL start after picking up his first victory Thursday in Detroit. Evgeni Malkin had two assists to give him 1,300 points for his career.
Leafs center John Tavares missed the game with an illness.
Toronto, which dropped to 0 for 9 this season on the power play, improved to 9-0-0 in its last nine home openers.
TAKEAWAYS
Maple Leafs: Finally got some production from one of their stars when Nylander tied it at 1 in the second period. Nylander, Auston Matthews and Marner were all held off the scoresheet through the first two games of the season.
Penguins: They were unable to connect on three power-play chances after Letang scored in the first.
KEY MOMENT
Pittsburgh led 1-0 early in the first, but a terrible line change and turnover early in the second created a 2-on-0 rush. Domi fed Nylander for his first goal of the season.
KEY STAT
Sidney Crosby assisted on Letang’s opener to become the 10th player in NHL history to register a combined 1,800 regular-season and playoffs points.
UP NEXT
The Leafs continue a four-game homestand Wednesday against the Los Angeles Kings. The Penguins finish a three-game trip Monday against the Montreal Canadiens.
Regular Season SeriesTOR leads series 1-0
Scoring Summary
Goal | 1st Period 10:58 | Kris Letang Goal (1) Slap Shot, assists: Sidney Crosby (3), Evgeni Malkin (3) | |
Goal | 2nd Period 0:50 | William Nylander Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Max Domi (2) | |
Goal | 2nd Period 2:53 | Matthew Knies Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Morgan Rielly (1), Mitch Marner (1) | |
Goal | 3rd Period 2:12 | Mitch Marner Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: none | |
Goal | 3rd Period 12:29 | Rickard Rakell Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Evgeni Malkin (4) | |
Goal | 3rd Period 19:38 | William Nylander Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: Max Domi (3) |
Statistics
PIT | TOR | |
---|---|---|
10 | Blocked Shots | 17 |
13 | Hits | 17 |
12 | Takeaways | 8 |
23 | Shots | 33 |
1 | Power Play Goals | 0 |
4 | Power Play Opportunities | 3 |
25.0 | Power Play Percentage | 0.0 |
0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
22 | Faceoffs Won | 25 |
46.8 | Faceoff Win Percent | 53.2 |
9 | Giveaways | 17 |
3 | Total Penalties | 4 |
6 | Penalty Minutes | 8 |
Game Information
Location: Toronto, ON
Attendance: 18,934 | Capacity:
Location: Toronto, ON
Attendance: 18,934 | Capacity:
2024-25 Metropolitan Division Standings
TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
---|---|---|---|---|
New Jersey | 11 | 6 | 24 | 2 |
Carolina | 11 | 4 | 22 | 0 |
Washington | 10 | 4 | 21 | 1 |
NY Rangers | 9 | 4 | 19 | 1 |
NY Islanders | 6 | 6 | 16 | 4 |
Pittsburgh | 6 | 9 | 15 | 3 |
Philadelphia | 6 | 8 | 14 | 2 |
Columbus | 5 | 8 | 12 | 2 |
2024-25 Atlantic Division Standings
TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
---|---|---|---|---|
Florida | 11 | 4 | 23 | 1 |
Toronto | 10 | 6 | 22 | 2 |
Boston | 8 | 7 | 18 | 2 |
Ottawa | 8 | 7 | 16 | 0 |
Tampa Bay | 7 | 6 | 15 | 1 |
Detroit | 7 | 7 | 15 | 1 |
Buffalo | 7 | 8 | 15 | 1 |
Montreal | 5 | 9 | 12 | 2 |