Big period carries Leafs past Wild
TORONTO: Mitchell Marner scored a goal and added two assists, Morgan Rielly tied a team record with four assists in one period, and the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the visiting Minnesota Wild 4-2 on Tuesday night.
Andreas Johnsson contributed a goal and an assist, and John Tavares and Auston Matthews each scored a goal for the Maple Leafs, who won their second consecutive game following a threegame losing streak. Toronto goalie Frederik Andersen made 27 saves.
All of Toronto’s scoring came in the second period, with Rielly matching the club assist mark set by Rick Vaive on March 12, 1984.
Steven Stamkos scored a goal and an assist, and Nikita Kucherov recorded two assists as Tampa Bay earned a 3-1 victory at Montreal. The Lightning, who are 9-1-2 in their past 12 games against the Canadiens, also got goals from Braydon Coburn and Tyler Johnson.
Stamkos’ fourth goal of the season put Tampa Bay ahead 2-1 just 1:04 into the second period. It was the 397th goal of Stamkos’ career, breaking a tie with Hall of Famers Dave Keon and Paul Coffey for 98th on the NHL’s all-time goal-scoring list.
The Lightning trailed 1-0 after a dominant opening start minutes from the Canadiens that included Jeff Petry’s power-play goal at 15:46 into the first period.
Martin Necas scored in the second period, Sebastian Aho added a late empty-netter, and Carolina overcame a slow start to earn a 2-0 victory at Los Angeles.
With their high-powered offence held in check, the Hurricanes picked things up on defence in the opener of a four-game road trip and a three-game swing through California. Petr Mrazek made 31 saves.