Marner, Matthews lead Maple Leafs past Jets, 5-3

“I thought we were chasing the game, keeping in mind that we hadn’t played a game in four days,” Wheeler said. “It’s tough to do, just to come out and pick right up where you left off. So it took us a period to get into it. I thought the back half of the game we played a pretty good game, unfortunately it was just too far out of reach for us.”

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The Jets later took advantage of a poor play by T.J. Brodie, who was wide with a pass back to Morgan Rielly in the defensive zone. Mason Appleton used the turnover to slide the puck in front to Copp, who tapped it in at 10:26.

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Foligno, who had to quarantine after being acquired from Columbus in a three-way deal this month, helped build the play that led to Toronto’s fourth goal. Matthews eventually sent a rolling puck to Marner, who fluttered a one-timer over Brossoit’s shoulder at 12:58.

“I’m just thrilled for the guys to get a win,” Foligno said. “Especially coming into the lineup and being able to celebrate with them, that was a big one for us.”