nhl Game Recap
Maple Leafs Down Vancouver 5-2 - Match Report
The Maple Leafs earned a 5-2 victory over the Canucks on Saturday at Scotiabank Arena.
Toronto was favored by -117 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 6.5.
David Kampf, Noah Gregor, William Nylander, Matthew Knies, and Nicholas Robertson each scored for the Maple Leafs in the victory. Knies opened the scoring for Toronto.
Ilya Samsonov turned in a 31-save effort for the Maple Leafs.
J.T. Miller, and Pius Suter scored for the Canucks, finding the net behind Ilya Samsonov.
Thatcher Demko stopped 17 of 22 shots for the Canucks, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
On the power play, Toronto went 0-for-2, while the Canucks were 2-for-6 with the man advantage.
Toronto lost the shots on goal battle to Vancouver by a margin of 33-22.
Next game, Toronto takes its act on the road to face Detroit looking for another win. For Vancouver, they head on the road to face Montreal.