Toronto Maple Leafs stars Auston Matthews and William Nylander have nothing but respect for Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby. After Toronto's 6-5 road win over the Pens on Sunday at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh,
The 28-year-old is up to 63 points (23 on the power play), 203 shots on net and a plus-4 rating through 62 appearances this season as one of the Maple Leafs' most reliable forwards.
"This time of year, you see teams adding and you want to add as well," Matthews said before an ugly 5-2 loss to the Golden Knights.
Auston Matthews, the captain of the Toronto Maple Leafs, scored his 100th career power play goal against the Vegas Golden Knights. Despite his milestone, the Maple Leafs lost 6-2. Matthews joins Mats Sundin and Darryl Sittler as the third player in the team's history to achieve this feat.
Auston Matthews and the Toronto Maple Leafs received a powerful message from a star on the roster after the 6-5 overtime win against the Pittsburgh Penguins.
William Nylander's goal a minute into overtime gave the Toronto Maple Leafs a 6-5 win over the host Pittsburgh Penguins on Sunday afternoon.
Just 10 minutes in, the Maple Leafs were up 2-0 with a 13-3 shot advantage, dominating a tired Penguins team playing an early game on the second leg of a back-to-back. Less than five minutes later, Toronto was down 3-2, and the team ended the first period with a 17-13 shot deficit.
William Nylander scored 1:00 into overtime, and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins 6-5 on Sunday. Nylander, Auston Matthews and Matthew Knies each had a goal and an assist as Toronto earned its fifth consecutive win. John Tavares, Max Domi and Conor Timmins also scored.
San Jose Sharks rookie Will Smith received a special gift from Toronto Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews. Before the Leafs-Sharks game at Scotiabank Arena on Monday, Matthews visited the Sharks’ locker room and gave Smith one of his hockey sticks.