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Toronto Maple Leafs at Pittsburgh Penguins

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Nylander scores in overtime as the Maple Leafs beat the Penguins 6-5 for their 5th straight win

Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Pittsburgh Penguins: Game Highlights

Nylander, Auston Matthews and Matthew Knies each had a goal and an assist as Toronto earned its fifth consecutive win. John Tavares, Max Domi and Conor Timmins also scored.

It was Nylander's 35th goal of the season and No. 252 for his career, passing Bob Pulford for 10th on the franchise list. Matthews continued his nine-game point streak with his 390th goal, passing Darryl Sittler for second on the franchise list, trailing only Mats Sundin.

Mitch Marner had an assist to pass George Armstrong for fifth on the franchise points list. Marner has 714 career points.

Crosby had a goal and two assists for the Penguins. He passed Bobby Hull for 18th on the NHL’s career goals list and Gordie Howe for 10th on the league's assists list. Crosby has 611 goals and 1,050 assists.

Rickard Rakell scored twice for Pittsburgh, including his 500th NHL point. Bryan Rust and Cody Glass also scored, and Joel Blomqvist stopped 27 shots.

Takeaways Maple Leafs: Winners of eight of nine overall, the Maple Leafs scored at least three goals in each of their wins during their torrid stretch.

Penguins: The Penguins have lost six of their last seven games, including a home game against Boston on Saturday.

Key moment Nylander entered the zone in overtime and scored on a wrist shot from between the circles.

Key stat The Maple Leafs improved to 27-0-0 this season when leading after two periods.

Up next Toronto hosts San Jose on Monday, and Pittsburgh visits Colorado on Tuesday.

Regular Season Series

TOR wins series 2-1

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 2:15 Max Domi Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: Bobby McMann (10), Nicholas Robertson (6)
Goal 1st Period 4:39 Conor Timmins Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Pontus Holmberg (8), William Nylander (26)
Goal 1st Period 10:27 Cody Glass Goal (4) Tip-In, assists: Ryan Shea (3), Blake Lizotte (5)
Goal 1st Period 11:29 Rickard Rakell Goal (27) Wrist Shot, assists: Matt Grzelcyk (29), Sidney Crosby (45)
Goal 1st Period 13:51 Sidney Crosby Goal (19) Wrist Shot, assists: Erik Karlsson (36), Bryan Rust (24)
Goal 2nd Period 4:08 Auston Matthews Goal (22) Wrist Shot, assists: Matthew Knies (17), Mitch Marner (57)
Goal 2nd Period 15:38 Bryan Rust Goal (21) Backhand, assists: Sidney Crosby (46), Erik Karlsson (37)
Goal 2nd Period 19:04 John Tavares Goal (23) Wrist Shot, assists: Jake McCabe (15)
Goal 2nd Period 19:59 Matthew Knies Goal (23) Wrist Shot, assists: none
Goal 3rd Period 0:10 Rickard Rakell Goal (28) Backhand, assists: Bryan Rust (25), Kris Letang (16)
Goal 4th Period 1:00 William Nylander Goal (35) Wrist Shot, assists: Morgan Rielly (25), Auston Matthews (29)

Statistics

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19 Blocked Shots 13
23 Hits 13
1 Takeaways 7
33 Shots 34
0 Power Play Goals 1
1 Power Play Opportunities 2
0.0 Power Play Percentage 50.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
33 Faceoffs Won 26
55.9 Faceoff Win Percent 44.1
17 Giveaways 21
2 Total Penalties 1
4 Penalty Minutes 2

Game Information

PPG Paints Arena

Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Attendance: 16,284 | Capacity:

2024-25 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Florida 38 21 79 3
Toronto 38 21 79 3
Tampa Bay 36 21 76 4
Ottawa 31 25 67 5
Detroit 30 25 66 6
Montreal 30 26 65 5
Boston 28 27 64 8
Buffalo 24 30 54 6

2024-25 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Washington 40 14 88 8
Carolina 36 22 76 4
New Jersey 33 24 72 6
Columbus 30 23 68 8
NY Rangers 31 26 67 5
NY Islanders 28 26 63 7
Philadelphia 27 27 62 8
Pittsburgh 24 30 58 10
Full Standings