Nylander, Matthews help Maple Leafs beat Canucks 4-2
Anthony Stolarz made 26 saves as Toronto ended a two-game losing streak in Vancouver.
William Nylander and Teddy Blueger each finished with a goal and an assist as the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Vancouver Canucks 4-2 at Rogers Arena on Saturday.
Auston Matthews and Zack MacEwen supplied Toronto’s other goals. Anthony Stolarz stopped 26 shots for the Maple Leafs, who finished their four-game trip with two wins after losing the previous two games.
Nylander scored on a breakaway 1:23 into the first period. Brock Boeser answered on the power play, but Matthews restored Toronto’s lead at 3:47 of the second and MacEwen extended it to 3-1 later in the period.
Max Sasson cut Vancouver’s deficit to one in the third before Blueger scored into an empty net. Leevi Merilainen made 24 saves for the Canucks.
Toronto improved to 8-6-2. Vancouver fell to 3-12-1 and has won once in its past 13 games.
