William Nylander scored twice, Joseph Woll made 24 saves, and the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Seattle Kraken 4-1 on Thursday night.
Matthew Knies and Auston Matthews, who added an empty-net goal, also scored for Toronto, helping them improve to 6-4-1. Matthews chipped in with an assist as well.
Eeli Tolvanen scored the lone goal for Seattle (5-5-1), while Joey Daccord stopped 26 shots.
Knies scored late in the first period, and Nylander added two more in the second. Tolvanen ended Woll’s shutout bid with 3:28 left, taking advantage of an extra attacker with Daccord on the bench.
Takeaways
Kraken: Already missing Vince Dunn due to an upper-body injury, Seattle was down another defenseman as Brandon Montour stayed in Seattle for the birth of his second child.
Maple Leafs: Knies scored in his third consecutive game, bringing his season total to six goals, while Nylander leads the team with eight.
Key Moment
The Kraken iced the puck with under 10 seconds left in the first period, keeping the game scoreless. Matthews won the ensuing faceoff and quickly passed it to Mitch Marner, who set up Knies for a well-executed goal to give Toronto the lead.
Key Stat
John Tavares became the fifth Maple Leaf in the past 50 years, aged 34 or older, to record 10 or more points in the first 10 games of a season, with an assist on Nylander’s first goal.
Up Next
Seattle continues its five-game road trip in Ottawa on Saturday night, and Toronto starts a two-game road stint in St. Louis on Saturday night.
