Auston Matthews, who had a great night, scored a beautiful goal behind Juuse Saros’ back.
Superstar Austin Matthews was in the air when the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Nashville Predators 3-2 in the hockey NHL.
Matthews tied the game at 1-1 right at the beginning of the third period by Mitchell Marner input. Moments later, the same duo were at it, when Matthews went astray in a beautiful way and made fun of the Finnish keeper Juice from Saro.
– I see that today Matthews played his best game. I know he scored goals, but he also used his feet more. He skated better and took advantage of the opportunities he got, which is important, the Toronto coach Craig Berube quoth.
Marner, who had a night with three assists, was also involved in setting up the winning goal by William Nylander overpowering hit.
Saros, who plays as the Lions’ goalkeeper in the NHL four-nation tournament, saved 25 times with his goal. He has played 22 games this season with a save percentage of 91.1.
The Predators are on a losing streak of no less than five games, although the previous three came in overtime. The club has fallen to second last place in the Western Conference.
The Dallas Stars’ three-match winning streak was ended when the Los Angeles Kings took the points with 3-2 goals.
Dallas still had a 2-0 lead after the opening set, but the Kings fought back in the second set to equalize. He scored the winning goal Warren Foegele.