Toronto 4, Philadelphia 3
When: 7:00 PM ET, Thursday, February 15, 2024
Where: Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, Ontario
Referees:
Kendrick Nicholson, Kyle Rehman
Linesmen:
Travis Gawryletz, Andrew Smith
Attendance:
18646
By Field Level Media
William Nylander scored 54 seconds into overtime and the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the visiting Philadelphia Flyers 4-3 Thursday night.
Nylander, who also had an assist, scored his 27th goal of the season to save the win after Philadelphia tied the game with two third-period goals.
Auston Matthews had his fifth hat trick of the season for Toronto to improve his league-leading total to 45 goals. Mitchell Marner added three assists and Timothy Liljegren had two assists for the Maple Leafs, who have won two in a row. Ilya Samsonov made 29 saves.
Travis Sanheim, Garnet Hathaway and Travis Konecny scored for the Flyers, who had a four-game winning streak end.
Samuel Ersson stopped 24 shots.
Sanheim scored his fifth goal of the season at 7:42 of the first period while the Flyers were killing a penalty. Scott Laughton passed to Sanheim in front of the crease. The play started when Konecny took advantage of Toronto's pinching defense and hit the goal post on a breakaway. It was the Flyers' league-leading 13th short-handed goal this season.
Matthews tied the game at 11:06 of the second period. Toronto took advantage of a slow Flyers line change and Marner's long diagonal pass set up Matthews for a shot from the left circle.
Matthews scored again at 14:20 of the second during a power play on a one-timer from the right circle. Marner made the setup pass and Nylander also earned an assist. Owen Tippett was off for interference.
Matthews gave Toronto a 3-1 lead at 18:55 of the second on a shot from the high slot to complete a natural hat trick.
Toronto has had hat tricks in successive games. Bobby McMann had his first career three-goal game in a 4-1 win over the St. Louis Blues on Tuesday.
Hathaway poked home a rebound for his fifth goal of the season at 14:14 of the third period.
Konecny tied the game with his 26th goal at 15:15 of the third on a power play. Tyler Bertuzzi was off for tripping.
Toronto was without defenseman Morgan Rielly (suspension).
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| Philadelphia |
|
Toronto |
|
Travis Konecny 2 |
Points |
Auston Matthews 3 |
|
Travis Konecny 1 |
Goals |
Auston Matthews 3 |
|
Travis Konecny 1 |
Assists |
Mitch Marner 3 |
|
Travis Konecny 1 |
Power Play Goals |
Auston Matthews 1 |
|
Travis Sanheim 1 |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
|
Samuel Ersson .857 |
Save Percentage |
Ilya Samsonov .906 |
|
Samuel Ersson 24 |
Saves |
Ilya Samsonov 29 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
| Philadelphia
|
32 |
3 |
1-3 |
2-3 |
25 |
25 |
| Toronto
|
28 |
4 |
1-3 |
2-3 |
15 |
32 |
Upcoming Games
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Toronto will play their next game at home against Anaheim. The Maple Leafs have a W/L % of .519 after a win and .560 after a loss.
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Philadelphia will play their next game on the road against New Jersey. The Flyers have a W/L % of .600 after a win and .440 after a loss.
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