Maple Leafs score 3 goals in second period to defeat Stars 5-3 – The Hockey Writers – Toronto Maple Leafs

The Toronto Maple Leafs (20-10-2) scored three goals in the second period and had a big night led by Joseph Woll to beat 5-3 on Wednesday night at American Airlines Center Defeated the Dallas Stars (19-12-0). William Nylander scored his 19th and 20th goals of the season, while Domi, Robertson and McMahon scored the other goals for the Maple Leafs.

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The Stars faced Brick “Woll” on Wednesday, as Leafs netminder Joseph Woll stopped 38 of 41 shots to keep his team alive in the first half. Jake Oettinger, who was celebrating his 26th birthday, had a difficult night in the game, being pulled after the first 40 minutes and conceding four goals on 12 shots.

game review

Both teams have been slow lately, but on Wednesday night, the Stars got off to a fast start. Sam Steel opened the scoring for the Stars, beating Woll at the top of the blue paint. Domi made a mistake seconds before and tied the score at 1-1 a minute later.

The second game started faster than the first, Dadonov gave the Stars a 2-1 lead 22 seconds into the quarter, and Wall was beaten again on his right side. That lead lasted a little longer, but Nylander eventually tied it with his 19th goal of the season, a beautiful breakaway shot. Nick Robertson gave the Maple Leafs a 3-2 lead 16 seconds later, and McMann scored at 11:01 to give Toronto a 4-2 lead at halftime and end the game early. Jake Oettinger's Night.

Casey DeSmith started in goal for Dallas, and his team responded with a strong push in the third period. They defeated the Maple Leafs 14-7, 39-19 in this game, but Wall's performance was too much for Dallas to overcome. Colin Blackwell pulled away from DeSmith to cut the lead to 4-3 at 17:44, but John Tavares won a puck battle , and gave Nylander his second of the night 33 seconds later.

Toronto has a record of 6 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss in its past seven games against the Stars. Both teams will have a few days off until Friday against several New York teams. The Maple Leafs take on the Buffalo Sabers and the Stars take on the Rangers.

Wednesday's fun storyline

On Wednesday, Stars captain Jamie Benn played in his 1,143rd career game and Maple Leafs forward Ryan Reeves played in his 900th career game. Star guard Ilya Lyubushkin and Maple Leafs guard Chris Tanev both signed this summer, playing against the former teams that signed them at last year's trade deadline . Nick and Jason Robertson have a special opportunity to play each other for the fifth time. Nick scored two points in the win.