With a goal and an assist on Saturday night, Mitch Marner increased his point streak to 16 games as the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Pittsburgh Penguins 4-1. Maple Leafs vs Penguins NHL Scores Highlights 26 Nov 2022
Maple Leafs vs Penguins NHL Scores Highlights
For the Maple Leafs, who have points in eight straight games and 14 of their past 16 overall, Auston Matthews became the eighth player in team history with 200 career even-strength goals. William Nylander added his 12th goal of the year and Pontus Holmberg added his second. This was Marner’s sixth goal of the year.
Sheldon Keefe, the Maple Leafs’ head coach, noted that Marner was “really really leading the way for us.” “It’s obvious he’s discovered his game. He has made a difference for us in every way.
Toronto has won nine of its previous 13 games overall and three straight games. In November, the Maple Leafs are 5-0 on the road.
Despite missing four regular defensemen, including top defenseman Morgan Rielly, the Maple Leafs had a 41–26 shot edge. Erik Kallgren earned his third victory of the year with 25 saves.
According to Kallgren, “I think we’re playing pretty confident and really solid defence.” “I saw a lot of pucks from the top, but I don’t know if (Pittsburgh) had any odd-man rushes.
The Penguins’ five-game winning streak came to an end as Rickard Rakell scored his tenth goal. 37 shots were blocked by Casey DeSmith.
Coach Mike Sullivan of the Penguins stated, “We got outplay.” “You have to credit Toronto. Toronto, in my opinion, played hard, defended hard, and made us work for our offensive success. We, in my opinion, gave them some simplistic looks.
None is simpler than the first seconds of the contest. After intercepting Pittsburgh during a poor line change and defeating DeSmith on a breakaway, Marner needed 40 seconds to extend his point streak. In each of Toronto’s last six games, Marner contributed to the opening goal. Toronto has a 7-3-2 record when scoring first.
