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11/05 21:32 CST Tavares helps the Maple Leafs beat the Mammoth 5-3 for their
3rd consecutive win
Tavares helps the Maple Leafs beat the Mammoth 5-3 for their 3rd consecutive win
TORONTO (AP) --- John Tavares snapped a tie in the third period, and the
Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Utah Mammoth 5-3 on Wednesday night for their
third consecutive win.
Tavares, William Nylander, Matthew Knies and Matias Maccelli each had a goal
and an assist for Toronto. Nylander has five goals and 11 assists during an
eight-game point streak.
Maple Leafs goaltender Anthony Stolarz stopped 21 shots.
Mikhail Sergachev, Michael Carcone and Dylan Guenther scored for Utah, which
was coming off a 2-1 overtime win at Buffalo on Tuesday night. Vitek Vanecek
had 14 saves.
Auston Matthews gave Toronto a 2-1 lead when he scored his eighth goal of the
season 8:56 into the second period. But Sergachev responded for the Mammoth
with 3:33 left.
Tavares made it 3-2 when he knocked in his seventh goal at 8:06 of the third.
Maccelli beat Vanecek at 15:40, and Knies added an empty-netter with 2:59 left.
Guenther's sixth goal of the season made it 5-3 with 1:07 remaining.
Up next
Mammoth: Visit Montreal on Saturday.
Maple Leafs: Host Boston on Saturday.
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