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.
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
