Pittsburgh Penguins at Toronto Maple Leafs
· National Hockey League
William Nylander helps the Maple Leafs rally past the Penguins 4-3
Auston Matthews had a goal and an assist for Toronto, which trailed 3-0 going into the third. Bobby McMann snapped a tie with 6:17 left, and Anthony Stolarz stopped 34 shots.
The Maple Leafs won for the fourth time in five games.
Ben Kindel had two goals for Pittsburgh, and Erik Karlsson also scored. Tristan Jarry made 16 saves.
Kindel became the fifth 18-year-old in franchise history with a multigoal game, joining Sidney Crosby, Jaromir Jagr, Jordan Staal and Craig Simpson.
Kindel's power-play goal made it 3-0 at 11:50 of the second. It was his fifth of the season.
Matthews started Toronto's rally when he converted a breakaway 3:31 into the third. Nylander, who missed three of the Leafs’ previous four games, added two more, including a tying one-timer at 6:55.
McMann then gave Toronto its first lead after Nick Robertson took the puck hard to the net.
Maple Leafs defenseman Chris Tanev returned to Toronto after being stretchered off in Saturday’s 5-2 victory at Philadelphia. Coach Craig Berube said the veteran blueliner “is in a good spot” following an overnight hospital stay.
Maple Leafs: Host the Mammoth on Wednesday.
Regular Season SeriesTOR leads series 1-0
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 1st Period 13:08 | Erik Karlsson Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Sidney Crosby (8), Philip Tomasino (1) |
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Goal | 1st Period 17:56 | Ben Kindel Goal (4) Deflected, assists: Ryan Shea (6), Ville Koivunen (1) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 11:50 | Ben Kindel Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: Evgeni Malkin (16), Bryan Rust (7) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 3:31 | Auston Matthews Goal (7) Snap Shot, assists: Jake McCabe (4), William Nylander (13) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 4:47 | William Nylander Goal (4) Backhand, assists: Matthew Knies (12), Morgan Rielly (6) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 6:55 | William Nylander Goal (5) Snap Shot, assists: Oliver Ekman-Larsson (7), Auston Matthews (4) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 13:43 | Bobby McMann Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Nicholas Robertson (4), Morgan Rielly (7) |
Statistics
 PIT |
 TOR |
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|---|---|---|
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 24 |
| 9 | Hits | 35 |
| 5 | Takeaways | 5 |
| 37 | Shots | 20 |
| 1 | Power Play Goals | 0 |
| 3 | Power Play Opportunities | 1 |
| 33.3 | Power Play Percentage | 0.0 |
| 0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
| 23 | Faceoffs Won | 33 |
| 41.1 | Faceoff Win Percent | 58.9 |
| 18 | Giveaways | 22 |
| 1 | Total Penalties | 3 |
| 2 | Penalty Minutes | 6 |
Toronto Maple Leafs Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Dakota Joshua, C | Injured Reserve | Sep 30 |
| Max Domi, C | Injured Reserve | Sep 30 |
| Cade Webber, D | Injured Reserve | Sep 29 |
| Elvis Merzlikins, G | Injured Reserve | Sep 29 |
| William Villeneuve, D | Injured Reserve | Sep 28 |
Pittsburgh Penguins Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Bryan Rust, RW | Injured Reserve | Sep 28 |
| Justin Brazeau, RW | Injured Reserve | Sep 27 |
| Ryan Graves, D | Injured Reserve | Sep 27 |
Game Information
Scotiabank Arena
Location: Toronto,
Attendance: 18,916 | Capacity:
Location: Toronto,
Attendance: 18,916 | Capacity:
2026-27 Metropolitan Division Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 NY Rangers |
0 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
 Pittsburgh |
0 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
 Carolina |
1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
 NY Islanders |
0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
 Washington |
0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
 Columbus |
0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
 New Jersey |
0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
 Philadelphia |
2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
