December 27, 2024

Jones makes 38 saves, Maple Leafs shut out Penguins

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Max Domi had a goal and two assists, Tyler Bertuzzi had three assists, and Matthew Knies, William Nylander and Mitchell Marner each had a goal and an assist for the Maple Leafs (16-6-6), who extended their point streak to nine games (6-0-3).

The Maple Leafs were without center Auston Matthews and defenseman TJ Brodie, each because of an illness.

Tristan Jarry allowed four goals on 14 shots for the Penguins (13-13-3), who had won two in a row. Alex Nedeljkovic made 18 saves in relief.

Knies, who had missed the past two games because of an illness, put Toronto up 1-0 at 1:57 of the first period when he took a pass from Domi in the neutral zone, cut around Ryan Graves and lifted a backhand over Jarry’s glove at the top of the crease.

Marner made it 2-0 at 10:15 when he took a pass from Nicholas Robertson and shot high glove from the slot.

Bobby McMann stretched it to 3-0 at 18:25 with a wrist shot from the slot after taking a pass from Bertuzzi. It was his first NHL goal in his 17th game.

The Maple Leafs went up 4-0 at 2:28 of the second period when Domi skated through the slot, around Jarry and put it into the net past an outstretched blocker.

John Tavares made it 5-0 at 4:25 on the power play when Nylander’s shot hit him in front of the net and he backhanded in a loose puck at the top of the crease.

Noah Gregor’s power-play goal pushed it to 6-0 at 14:04 with a wrist shot from the slot.

Nylander made it 7-0 at 14:19 of the third period on a 2-on-1 when he tapped in a cross-crease pass from Bertuzzi.

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