TORONTO — When Auston Matthews scored late in the third period Saturday night in the 4-2 victory over the Washington Capitals
Viktor Arvidsson Jersey , the Toronto Maple Leafs center joined some elite company.In scoring Toronto’s final goal of the season, Matthews notched his
league-leading 10th after six games.He is the fifth player in the modern era
(since 1943-44) to reach at least 10 goals in his team’s first 20 games of the
season. The others were Bobby Hull, 1965-66 (Chicago Blackhawks), Mike Bossy,
1984-85 (New York Islanders), Dino Ciccarelli, 1986-87 (Minnesota North Stars)
and Mario Lemieux, 1988-89 (Pittsburgh Penguins).Article continues below ...The
Maple Leafs (5-1-0) won all four games on their road trip and will open a
three-game homestand Monday night with a game against the Los Angeles Kings
(2-2-1), who lost 5-1 to the Ottawa Senators on Saturday.Another important
aspect for the Maple Leafs in their win over last season’s Stanley Cup champions
was that they had scoring from players like Josh Leivo (first of the season) and
Par Lindholm (first of his NHL career) and Kasperi Kapanen (second of the
season).“I think you have to have that,” Maple Leafs coach Mike Babcock said.
“Obviously, it’s great that our big guys got off to a good start because I think
having them feeling good is so important. In saying that
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return to the standard of Thursday when Jack Campbell stopped 40 shots to earn
his first career NHL shutout in a 3-0 victory over the Canadiens in
Montreal.Jeff Carter had a goal and two assists in that game, his first points
of the season.It was different in Ottawa. The defense broke down and the power
play continued to sputter.“We’ve definitely got to clean some things up,” center
Trevor Lewis, who scored the Kings’ goal on Saturday, told the Los Angeles
Times. “I think first and foremost it starts with our compete, right off the
bat. We’ve got a good veteran group, so we’ll be better.”Campbell allowed four
goals on 11 shots before being replaced by Peter Budaj against the
Senators.“We’ve got to do a lot better job of not making (Campbell) face those
types of quality chances, especially on the road in a big game,” Kings coach
John Stevens said. “You regroup and you go again. I didn’t like the way those
goals were scored. The pucks that we turned over that end up in the back of the
net — we had bodies around our net that had position on us
http://www.officialdevils.com/authentic-adidas-cory-schneider-jersey , and we had pucks on top that got through to the net. Those are all, to me,
mental things that you can make a difference in if manage them in the right
place.”The Kings’ power play remains 0-for-18 for the season despite adding Ilya
Kovalchuk.“I thought we got some momentum, but you’ve got to score goals,” Kings
center Anze Kopitar said. “But I think we took a step in the right
direction.”There is not much wrong with Toronto’s power play, which is 8-for-17
on the season. Maple Leafs defenseman Morgan Rielly has six assists in
man-advantage situations.Rielly earned his 10th assist overall of the season
Saturday on Matthews’ third-period goal. Rielly also has three goals and has had
at least one point in six consecutive games. He is the third defenseman in NHL
history to record at least 13 points in his team’s first six games of the
season. The others were Harry Cameron with the 1917-18 Toronto Arenas (nine
goals and six assists) and Paul Reinhart of the 1989-90 Vancouver Canucks (five
goals, nine assists).The Maple Leafs will try to keep their early-season success
going, but also know that the Kings will be determined to make up for their loss
Saturday.“Obviously, L.A. will be ready to go, and we’ll have to get prepared,”
Babcock said after the game in Washington. “We feel good
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A long midseason break apparently was just what Conor
Sheary needed.Coming back from a bye week followed by the All-Star weekend, the
Buffalo Sabres forward was ready, ending an 11-game goal drought with the winner
Tuesday night.Sheary got an easy tap-in 2:12 into the third period to lift
Buffalo over the Columbus Blue Jackets 5-4.Artemi Panarin was roundly booed by
his home fans when he was introduced in the starting lineup. This was Columbus’
first game since Panarin’s agent said the star forward would not discuss a new
contract until after the season. Panarin will be an unrestricted free agent. He
wasn’t made available for interviews after the game.Sheary and linemate Evan
Rodrigues each had a goal and an assist for the Sabres, who had lost four of
five before getting the time off. Sheary has struggled all season and hadn’t
scored since before Christmas.“Coming off the break, I had fresh legs and was
well-rested,” Sheary said. “I have to give credit to my linemates when credit is
due. I think our line in general was buzzing all night and we had good
chemistry, and I think all that together just added up to a good night.”Carter
Hutton had 33 saves to get his first win since Jan. 8.Buffalo had a solid game
except for a stretch at the end of the second period when Columbus scored two
quick goals to tie it at 4. That set up Sheary’s go-ahead goal, and Hutton shut
down Columbus the rest of the way.Coach Phil Housely said the break benefited
the Sabres, who are in fifth place in the Atlantic Division.“I just thought it
was a reboot
Leo Komarov Jersey Womens ,” he said, “We talked about it the first day back on Sunday, just getting back to what has made us successful, going back to
training camp and our thought process through that. I think for the most part we
did a really good job.”Pierre-Luc Dubois and Cam Atkinson each had a goal an
assist for Columbus, and Sergei Bobrovsky had 29 saves.The Blue Jackets, who
also were coming off a bye week, lost their third in a row as they try to stay
among the leaders in the Metropolitan Division. They dropped both ends of a
back-to-back before the break after winning four straight.“They were quicker,
they won more battles,” said Blue Jackets center Brandon Dubinsky, who scored in
the second period. “A pretty unacceptable game almost all the way
through.”Rodrigues opened the scoring 2:15 into the game when he put back Casey
Mittlestadt’s rebound. Dubois tied it up for Columbus a minute later,
redirecting Ryan Murray’s shot.Later in the first
Womens Kyle Palmieri Jersey , Rasmus Ristolainen flicked a nice pass to Sam Reinhart, who finished from the slot. Two minutes later, Tage Thompson beat
Bobrovsky to give Buffalo a 3-1 lead.Foligno poked a goal past Sutton on a power
play 21 seconds into the second period. Before the Nationwide Arena crowd had
finished celebrating, Skinner gave Buffalo a two-goal lead again on a
breakaway.The Blue Jackets’ two quick ones late in the second period erased the
Buffalo lead.NOTES: Rodrigues has scored in each of the last four games and has
points in six of his last seven. … Ristolainen has four assists in the last four
games. … Columbus F Markus Hannikainen returned after being out since Jan. 8
because of an elbow injury. … The Blue Jackets called up center Mark Letestu
from Cleveland (AHL) before the game, but he was a healthy scratch. … Columbus F
Boone Jenner sat out with an unspecified injury. Lukas Sedlak replaced him.UP
NEXT:Buffalo: At Dallas on Wednesday.Columbus: At Winnipeg on Thursday.
