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0 of 28 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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Auston Matthews collected his team-leading 11th goal of the season as the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Vancouver Canucks 4-2 Saturday to snap a two-game NHL skid.
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Leafs → collect → skid
William Nylander and Teddy Blueger both had a goal and an assist, while Zack MacEwen also scored for Toronto (8-6-2), which wrapped up a four-game road trip with two wins and two losses.
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which → have → wins
Brock Boeser, on the power play, and Max Sasson scored for the Canucks (3-12-1) who have one win in their last 13 games.
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who → score → games
Canucks goaltender Leevi Merilainen made 24 saves.
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Merilainen → make → saves
Leafs goalie Anthony Stolarz stopped 26 shots and also earned an assist on Blueger’s empty net goal.
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Stolarz → stop → goal
Sasson made things interesting early in the third, drawing the Canucks to within a goal by scoring off the rebound of a Brendan Gallagher shot.
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things → make → shot
Matthews gave the Leafs a 2-1 lead at 3:47 of the second period, beating Merilainen on the short side after a pretty back-and-forth pass with defenceman Darren Raddysh.
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Matthews → give → Raddysh
McEwen put Toronto up two goals during a scramble at 12:34.
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McEwen → put → 12:34
The teams exchanged first-period breakaway goals.
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teams → exchange → goals
Nylander opening the scoring with the game just 83 seconds old.
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game → open → scoring
He scooped up a puck that bounced off Canuck defenceman Jamie Oleksiak’s stick, skated in alone and lifted a backhand past Merilainen.
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that → scoop → Merilainen
Boeser tied the game about nine minutes later.
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Boeser → tie → game
With the Canucks on a power play he got behind the Toronto defence, he took a long pass on the fly from defenceman Filip Hronek and beat Stolarz.
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he → get → Stolarz
Merilainen robbed rookie Gavin McKenna on a power play in the first period.
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Merilainen → rob → period
Parked at the side of the net McKenna took a cross-ice pass from centre Jack Roslovic but Merilainen got a pad on his shot.
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Merilainen → park → shot
… Centre Jacob Quillan, acquired Oct. 15 in a trade from Toronto, was inserted into the lineup after being recalled from Abbotsford of the AHL on Friday to replace Filip Chytil who was placed on injured reserve after reaggravating a shoulder injury in a 3-2 loss at the San Jose Sharks on Thursday.
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who → acquire → Thursday
… Centre Elias Pettersson saw a six-game point streak end (2G, 5A).
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streak → see → G
Roslovic earned an assist on Matthews goal, extending his points streak to six games (3G, 7A).
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Roslovic → earn → games
… Toronto has just 28 wins in 86 games playing in Vancouver.
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Toronto → have → Vancouver
… Former Canuck defenceman Chris Tanev and forward Dakota Joshua returned to the lineup.
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Tanev → return → lineup
Joshua was playing his first game of the season after suffering a core injury late last year.
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Joshua → play → injury
Tanev missed nine games with an upper-body injury sustained Oct. 10 at Colorado.
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Tanev → miss → Colorado
… Blueger, who spent three seasons with the Canucks, played in his first game in Vancouver since signing a two-year contract with the Leafs.
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who → spend → Leafs
KEY MOMENT
MacEwen’s goal came when he took a shot from just inside the blue line that went off Merilainen’s glove, hit defenceman Luke Schenn on the back, then rolled into the net.
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that → come → net
KEY STAT
Matthews has points in six of his last seven games (5G, 5A).
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Matthews → have → games
UP NEXT
Maple Leafs: Host the Utah Mammoth on Tuesday.
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Leafs → host → Tuesday
Canucks: Host the Anaheim Ducks on Tuesday.
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Canucks → host → Tuesday
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 31, 2026.
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report → publish → Press
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