Toronto 5, Dallas 4
When: 7:00 PM ET, Wednesday, February 7, 2024
Where: Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, Ontario
Referees:
Mitch Dunning, Eric Furlatt
Linesmen:
Devin Berg, Jonathan Deschamps
Attendance:
18517
By Field Level Media
William Nylander had two goals and an assist as the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the visiting Dallas Stars 5-4 Wednesday night.
John Tavares added a goal and two assists for the Maple Leafs, who were 3-for-3 on the power play and won for the fourth time in five games. Auston Matthews added a goal and an assist and Mitchell Marner also scored.
Ilya Samsonov made 27 saves for the victory.
Evgenii Dadonov scored twice -- one on a penalty shot -- for the Stars, who had their four-game winning streak end. Jamie Benn and Wyatt Johnston also scored.
Dallas' Scott Wedgewood stopped 26 shots.
At 6:34 of the first period, Nylander scored his 24th goal of the season on a shot through a double screen from the edge of the left circle. Morgan Rielly's pass set up the power-play goal with Joel Hanley serving a high-sticking penalty.
Benn scored his ninth goal of the season on a 16-foot shot during a power play at 15:42 of the first. Joe Pavelski made the final pass. Tyler Bertuzzi was off for high-sticking.
A Toronto turnover at the Dallas blue line and Ty Dellandrea's pass started a rush that resulted in Dadonov's 11th goal of the season at 17:23 of the first and a 2-1 Stars lead.
Dallas had a 10-4 advantage in shots on goal after the first period.
Tavares tied the game at 2-2, scoring his 15th goal of the season from the slot at 3:40 of the second period on a power play with Tyler Seguin off for hooking.
Matthews forced a turnover and scored his 41st goal when his shot was deflected by a Dallas player during a power play at 12:37 of the second. Miro Heiskanen was off for hooking.
Dallas led 22-16 in shots on goal after two periods.
Dadonov scored on a penalty shot at 11:02 of the third period, his 12th goal of the season, to tie it at 3-3.
Toronto regained the lead on Marner's 22nd of the season 32 seconds later, and Nylander added his 25th goal of the season 20 seconds after that to make it 5-3.
Johnston scored his 15th goal at 18:35 of the third with Wedgewood off for an extra attacker.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| Dallas |
|
Toronto |
|
Evgenii Dadonov 2 |
Points |
William Nylander 3 |
|
Evgenii Dadonov 2 |
Goals |
William Nylander 2 |
|
Ty Dellandrea 1 |
Assists |
John Tavares 2 |
|
Jamie Benn 1 |
Power Play Goals |
William Nylander 1 |
|
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
|
Scott Wedgewood .839 |
Save Percentage |
Ilya Samsonov .871 |
|
Scott Wedgewood 26 |
Saves |
Ilya Samsonov 27 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
| Dallas
|
31 |
4 |
1-4 |
0-3 |
6 |
35 |
| Toronto
|
31 |
5 |
3-3 |
3-4 |
8 |
29 |
Upcoming Games
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Toronto will play their next game on the road against Ottawa. The Maple Leafs have a W/L % of .520 after a win and .542 after a loss.
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Dallas will play their next game on the road against Montreal. The Stars have a W/L % of .516 after a win and .750 after a loss.
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