Matthews has two goals, Maple Leafs end Bruins winning streak at seven
Auston Matthews scored twice, and the Toronto Maple Leafs ended the Boston Bruins’ seven-game winning streak, 2-1 at Scotiabank Arena on Saturday.
Mitchell Marner had two assists, and Ilya Samsonov made 13 saves for the Maple Leafs (6-4-2) before leaving at the end of the second period with a knee injury. Erik Kallgren made seven saves in relief in the third period.
Brad Marchand scored on a penalty shot for his 800th NHL point, and Linus Ullmark made 26 saves for the Bruins (10-2-0), whose last loss came Oct. 18, 7-5 at the Ottawa Senators.
Matthews put Toronto up 2-1 at 14:07 of the second period with a power-play goal. William Nylander carried the puck into the zone and rounded the net before finding Matthews at the top of the goal crease for a tap-in.
The Maple Leafs took a 1-0 lead at 7:19 of the first period. Michael Bunting kicked the puck to Matthews behind the net, before Matthews backhanded a shot past Ullmark’s blocker at the side of the net.
Matthews has scored in three straight games and has five goals in his past five games.
Marchand tied it 1-1 at 4:59 of the second period. He was tripped by TJ Brodie on a breakaway and awarded a penalty shot, beating Samsonov with a backhand deke past his outstretched glove.
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