The Toronto Maple Leafs, during Morgan Rielly's suspension, went 5-0, marking their first five-game winning streak of the 2023-24 season. In a remarkable performance, they secured a 6-3 victory over the Coyotes, highlighted by William Nylander's 30th goal and John Tavares' 5-on-5 goal. Their prowess was further on display against the Vegas Golden Knights, leading 4-0 by the end of the first period, their best of the season, with a record 23 shots on goal. The Golden Knights, missing key players Eichel and Stone, replaced goalie Adin Hill with Logan Thompson following Toronto's aggressive start.
Yup, they've adjusted back to 23 shots on goal. So that first period, is once again, the most shots on goal by the #Leafs in any period this season. Unless NHL stats wants to change it again for the 4th time. https://t.co/3NTavqJULU
At the end of the first, Toronto has a commanding 4-0 lead over Vegas. Our @nickwalt is tracking all the action and will have a recap coming up for you tonight at 11 p.m. https://t.co/3kS2mPT3ox https://t.co/OKRDMjt6ZK
This has now been adjusted to 23 shots on goal, which is now the most by the #Leafs in a single period this season. https://t.co/3NTavqJULU
Leafs 4, Knights 0, end first period. Nuff said.
End of the first, 4-0 Leafs. I liked the start for the Golden Knights, but then, the leafs just took over and took advantage of every single mistake Vegas made.
Tough night for the #VGK After giving up 3 goals in 1st period. Bruce Cassidy pulls #AdinHill for #LoganThompson #TorontoMapleLeafs score another goal 2 mins later. 4-0 1st Period @News3LV #VegasBorn #NHL https://t.co/g2AytKce6a
This is just the 4th time VGK have allowed 4 goals in the 1st period. The last time was a few months ago in Anaheim (VGK lost 5-2). They also lost the other two 5-2 to LAK and 7-2 to CGY.
Leafs are a team possessed right now. Everyone is playing with confidence and itβs amazing to see. Secondary scoring out the ying yang. 4-0 over the Golden Knights at the end of the 1st. Bravo. #LeafsForever
The #LeafsForever are in the midst of their best period of the season right now, leading #VegasBorn 4-0 in the first, outshooting them 20-13. And Player 34 has not even contributed yet.
#Leafs went 5-0 without Rielly and now they're up 3-0 at #VGK just 14 minutes into the first and already have 19 SOG. Adin Hill yanked, champs look woeful without Eichel and Stone.
VGK in big trouble here. Toronto scores a 3rd after a pair of lost stick battles and Adin Hill has been pulled. 3-0 TOR and Thompson is in the net.
John Tavares with a wrister from the slot. It's 3-0 TOR. And that chases Adin Hill out of the game. Logan Thompson is in.
John Tavares all alone in the slot, and he rips a wrister by Hill to put Toronto up 3-0. 19 shots already for the Maple Leafs, and Cassidy yanks Hill for Thompson.
John Tavares makes it 3-0. Adin Hill's night is done, Logan Thompson coming in.
5-0 in Morgan Reilly absence. What a response by the BOYS IN BLUE. They didnβt believe in us. They thought we were done. Little did they know it was just the beginning. Leafs nation, have a celebratory cold one for the nay sayers tonight. Itβs our year. #LeafsForever https://t.co/rGsuZVKD0V
6-3 #Leafs victory. 5-0 with Rielly serving suspension and first five-game winning streak of 2023-24.
Tavares with a 5-on-5 goal and it's 6-3 #Leafs with 11:36 to go.
5-3 #Leafs on Nylander's shot. Yeesh.
PPG goal by Guenther in the final seconds of the second puts Coyotes to within one, 4-3 #Leafs. Third-period drama up next.
It is done. 4-2 #Leafs. https://t.co/tR1JEC4qZ6
#Leafs need Matthews' 51st here. Couple of Coyotes goals cuts the lead to 3-2.
3-0 #Leafs on Nylander's 30th.
#Leafs with several chances, and finally William Nylander puts it in. Vejmelka needs a bit of a breather after that one. It's 3-0 TOR
Yet another 6-on-5 disaster. Empty net goal #9 against while VGK are still waiting for their first game-tying goal with the goalie on the bench.