Toronto 4, Calgary 3
When: 9:00 PM ET, Thursday, January 18, 2024
Where: Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary, Alberta
Referees:
T.J. Luxmore, Graham Skilliter
Linesmen:
Ryan Gibbons, Kiel Murchison
Attendance:
18714
By Field Level Media
Auston Matthews collected his fourth hat trick of the season in a four-point game to lead the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs to a 4-3 comeback victory over the Calgary Flames that snapped their four-game winless skid on Thursday.
Mitch Marner also scored for Toronto, while William Nylander collected two assists. Goaltender Martin Jones made 23 saves.
Yegor Sharangovich, Nazem Kadri and Andrew Mangiapane replied for the Flames, who surrendered a two-goal lead and saw their season-best winning streak snapped at four games. Goalie Dan Vladar stopped 29 shots and Jonathan Huberdeau netted two assists.
With the Flames leading 2-0, Matthews provided the Maple Leafs a much-needed jolt of life with 96 seconds remaining in the opening frame when he ripped a shot from the slot to put them on the board.
After Matthews tied the game at 4:08 of the second period with a one-timer from the right face-off dot, Marner put the Maple Leafs ahead with a power-play goal at 7:44 of the second period, a sharp-angled offering for his 19th of the season.
Matthews completed his 11th career hat trick at 13:39 of the period when he buried his own rebound chance for his league-best 37th goal of the season.
With his 71st multi-point game, Matthews tied Darryl Sittler for most in franchise history.
Mangiapane made it a one-goal game with just over two minutes remaining in the second period when he kicked a loose puck and it went into the net off the stick of a Toronto defenseman for his ninth of the season, but Calgary could not pull even.
The hosts thought they had tied the game before the midway point of the third period, but the Maple Leafs successfully challenged a hand-pass was missed prior to the goal.
The Flames jumped out to a two-goal lead, starting with Sharangovich's 19th of the season just past the midway point of the first period, his seventh goal in five games. Kadri netted a power-play goal at 15:23 for his 16th of the season, which extended his point streak to eight games, in which he has collected six goals and 11 points.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| Toronto |
|
Calgary |
|
Auston Matthews 4 |
Points |
Jonathan Huberdeau 2 |
|
Auston Matthews 3 |
Goals |
Nazem Kadri 1 |
|
William Nylander 2 |
Assists |
Jonathan Huberdeau 2 |
|
Mitch Marner 1 |
Power Play Goals |
Nazem Kadri 1 |
|
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
|
Martin Jones .885 |
Save Percentage |
Dan Vladar .875 |
|
Martin Jones 23 |
Saves |
Dan Vladar 28 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
| Toronto
|
32 |
4 |
1-2 |
2-3 |
8 |
34 |
| Calgary
|
26 |
3 |
1-3 |
1-2 |
6 |
29 |
Upcoming Games
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Calgary will play their next game at home against Edmonton. The Flames have a W/L % of .476 after a win and .458 after a loss.
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Toronto will play their next game on the road against Vancouver. The Maple Leafs have a W/L % of .524 after a win and .500 after a loss.
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