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Toronto Maple Leafs at Anaheim Ducks

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Steven Lorentz scores tiebreaker, Maple Leafs hold off Ducks 3-2 to increase their Atlantic lead

Steven Lorentz scores go-ahead goal with fantastic deflection

Max Domi and Mitch Marner also scored and Joseph Woll made 29 saves for the Atlantic Division-leading Leafs, who went 2-0-1 on their three-game California trip by beating Los Angeles and Anaheim on back-to-back nights.

Leo Carlsson scored his 20th goal and Sam Colangelo tied it on a power play early in the third period for Anaheim, which will soon wrap up its seventh consecutive non-playoff season. Lukas Dostal stopped 20 shots.

Domi walked around Ducks captain Radko Gudas and beat Dostal with a backhand late in the first.

Marner scored his 23rd goal after getting away from Gudas for a breakaway early in the second, but Carlsson put a shot through traffic 71 seconds later for his fourth goal in three games.

Colangelo then scored off his own rebound to tie it at 2:16 of the third.

Takeaways Maple Leafs: They're grinding toward the postseason, winning six of eight to take a three-point lead over Florida and Tampa Bay.

Ducks: The present is ugly, but the future could be bright. Carlsson and Gauthier are excelling down the stretch of another lost season.

Key moment Lorentz, a grinding fourth-liner, had to make an impressive lateral move to tip David Kampf's pass out of the air for his second goal in 10 weeks. Gudas failed to tie up Lorentz's stick.

Key stat Carlsson has the first 20-goal season by any Ducks player under 21. The 20-year-old former No. 2 overall pick finished the best month of his two-year NHL career with 17 points in 15 games in March.

Up next The Maple Leafs host the Panthers on Wednesday night. The Ducks host the Sharks on Tuesday night.

Regular Season Series

TOR wins series 2-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 19:24 Max Domi Goal (8) Backhand, assists: Calle Jarnkrok (4), Scott Laughton (17)
Goal 2nd Period 6:29 Mitch Marner Goal (23) Wrist Shot, assists: none
Goal 2nd Period 7:50 Leo Carlsson Goal (20) Wrist Shot, assists: Olen Zellweger (12), Cutter Gauthier (23)
Goal 3rd Period 2:16 Sam Colangelo Goal (7) Wrist Shot, assists: Trevor Zegras (17), Jackson LaCombe (29)
Goal 3rd Period 11:35 Steven Lorentz Goal (7) Tip-In, assists: David Kampf (8), Simon Benoit (8)

Statistics

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22 Blocked Shots 9
20 Hits 5
4 Takeaways 6
23 Shots 31
0 Power Play Goals 1
2 Power Play Opportunities 4
0.0 Power Play Percentage 25.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
35 Faceoffs Won 23
60.3 Faceoff Win Percent 39.7
16 Giveaways 16
4 Total Penalties 2
8 Penalty Minutes 4
Anaheim Ducks Anaheim Ducks Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Robby Fabbri, C Injured Reserve Mar 29
Ross Johnston, LW Out Mar 29
Nathan Gaucher, C Out Mar 27
Toronto Maple Leafs Toronto Maple Leafs Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Jake McCabe, D Day-To-Day Apr 2
David Kampf, C Day-To-Day Apr 2
Jani Hakanpaa, D Injured Reserve Feb 1

Game Information

Honda Center

Location: Anaheim, CA
Attendance: 17,174 | Capacity:

2024-25 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Toronto 46 25 96 4
Tampa Bay 44 25 93 5
Florida 44 27 92 4
Ottawa 39 29 84 6
Montreal 35 30 79 9
Detroit 34 33 75 7
Buffalo 32 36 70 6
Boston 30 36 69 9

2024-25 Pacific Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Vegas 45 21 98 8
Los Angeles 42 23 93 9
Edmonton 43 26 91 5
Calgary 35 27 82 12
Vancouver 34 28 81 13
Anaheim 33 33 74 8
Seattle 32 38 70 6
San Jose 20 44 50 10
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