William Nylander recorded a goal and two assists as the Toronto Maple Leafs claimed a 4-2 victory over the Arizona Coyotes on Thursday night.
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!Nylander, Matthew Knies, Tyler Bertuzzi and Auston Matthews all scored for the Maple Leafs (34-17-8). Joseph Woll made 30 saves in his first game back since suffering an ankle injury on Dec. 7.
Logan Cooley and Alex Kerfoot both had goals as the Coyotes (23-31-5) who have lost their 14th game in a row. Connor Ingram stopped 22 shots in the defeat.
After picking up the puck off of a turnover by Cooley, Marner sprung onto a breakaway before dropping it back to Knies to score as Toronto took the first lead of the game, 1-0 with 6:56 left in the first period.
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Bertuzzi would tip a shot by William Lagesson to redirect it past Ingram before Matthews netted his 53rd goal of the season in the second to make it 3-0 Maple Leafs.
While shorthanded, Kerfoot, a former Maple Leaf, had a breakaway and he scored to shorten the deficit to 3-1 with 5:21 remaining in the second.
Arizona cranked up the offensive pressure from there as they had multiple chances to tie it. The Coyotes outshot Toronto 13-4 in the third period.
Cooley tapped in a rebound off the post as the puck was sitting in the crease behind Woll for a 3-2 game.
But to wrap the game up, Nylander fired a shot from Toronto’s defensive zone into an empty ‘Yotes net, sealing a 4-2 win.
Next Games
Coyotes: Away vs. Ottawa Senators (25-29-3) on March 1 at 5 p.m. MST
Maple Leafs: Home vs. New York Rangers (40-17-3) on March 2 at 5 p.m. MST
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Reporter Alec Cipollini covers Phoenix Sports News for Burn City Sports. You can follow him on his X account, @AlecCipollini
