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Philadelphia Flyers at Toronto Maple Leafs

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Nylander, Tavares each have 2 goals, 2 assists as Maple Leafs beat Flyers 7-2

Maple Leafs crush Flyers in Tortorella's final game

Bobby McMann, David Kampf and Max Domi also scored for Toronto, and Matthew Knies had two assists. Anthony Stolarz made 17 saves.

Ryan Poehling and Sean Couturier scored for Philadelphia, which lost its sixth straight. Samuel Ersson had 23 saves.

Maple Leafs forward Scott Laughton faced his former team for the first time since being traded on March 7. Laughton played 12-plus seasons for the Flyers after they selected him in the first round (20th overall) of the 2012 NHL draft.

After Poehling gave the Flyers a 1-0 lead at 7:59 of the first, Tavares tied it 2 1/2 minutes later. Nylander then put Toronto ahead with 4:49 left in the opening period.

McMann, Tavares and Nylander scored in the first 12 minutes of the second to push the Maple Leafs' lead to 5-1.

Takeaways Maple Leafs: Nylander has a career high-tying 40 goals for the third straight season.

Flyers: Philadelphia fell to 1-8-2 in its last 11 games against Toronto, including losing all three matchups this season.

Key moment Nylander glided around the back of the goal and found McMann right in the slot, and he made good on it with a one-timer at 1:45 of the second period. McMann’s 20th of the season was the start to a four-goal period for the Maple Leafs.

Key stat Tavares extended his goal streak to three games and his point streak to four (five goals, four assists).

Up next Flyers host Montreal on Thursday to open a three-game homestand, and Maple Leafs visit San Jose.

Regular Season Series

TOR wins series 3-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 7:59 Ryan Poehling Goal (8) Wrist Shot, assists: Jakob Pelletier (10), Rodrigo Abols (2)
Goal 1st Period 10:37 John Tavares Goal (31) Snap Shot, assists: William Nylander (36)
Goal 1st Period 15:11 William Nylander Goal (39) Wrist Shot, assists: Matthew Knies (21), Auston Matthews (37)
Goal 2nd Period 1:45 Bobby McMann Goal (20) Snap Shot, assists: John Tavares (32), William Nylander (37)
Goal 2nd Period 7:49 John Tavares Goal (32) Wrist Shot, assists: Mitch Marner (64), Matthew Knies (22)
Goal 2nd Period 11:55 William Nylander Goal (40) Wrist Shot, assists: John Tavares (33), Bobby McMann (13)
Goal 2nd Period 15:08 David Kampf Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: Calle Jarnkrok (3), Steven Lorentz (10)
Goal 2nd Period 18:17 Sean Couturier Goal (12) Tip-In, assists: Jamie Drysdale (13), Matvei Michkov (31)
Goal 3rd Period 11:32 Max Domi Goal (7) Wrist Shot, assists: Jake McCabe (19)

Statistics

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9 Blocked Shots 14
32 Hits 33
1 Takeaways 3
19 Shots 30
0 Power Play Goals 1
1 Power Play Opportunities 1
0.0 Power Play Percentage 100.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
20 Faceoffs Won 30
40.0 Faceoff Win Percent 60.0
24 Giveaways 23
2 Total Penalties 2
4 Penalty Minutes 4
Toronto Maple Leafs Toronto Maple Leafs Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Jake McCabe, D Day-To-Day Apr 2
David Kampf, C Day-To-Day Apr 2
Jani Hakanpaa, D Injured Reserve Feb 1
Philadelphia Flyers Philadelphia Flyers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Rasmus Ristolainen, D Out Mar 31

Game Information

Scotiabank Arena

Location: Toronto, ON
Attendance: 18,691 | Capacity:

2024-25 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Washington 9 18 105 48
Carolina 4 24 96 46
New Jersey 7 29 87 40
NY Rangers 7 32 79 36
Columbus 9 30 77 34
NY Islanders 10 32 74 32
Pittsburgh 11 34 71 30
Philadelphia 9 36 71 31

2024-25 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Toronto 4 25 96 46
Tampa Bay 5 25 93 44
Florida 4 27 92 44
Ottawa 6 29 84 39
Montreal 9 30 79 35
Detroit 7 33 75 34
Buffalo 6 36 70 32
Boston 9 36 69 30
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