Auston Matthews scored again to continue his sizzling surge, Max Domi had two goals, and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Vegas Golden Knights 7-3 on Thursday night for their sixth straight win.
“We've played good hockey over the course of the season, but we haven't put together a stretch like this,” Maple Leafs coach Sheldon Keefe said.
“Obviously, our stars are confident in their game, but confidence can be fleeting in this league,” McCabe said. “But when everyone's been confident like we are currently, it's a scary thing. You just have to keep it going.” Matthews stretched his goal streak to five games with 10 goals and 13 points over that stretch. On Wednesday at Arizona, Matthews set a new record for the fastest U.S.-born player to reach 50 goals in a season, reaching that mark in 54 games. He has an NHL-best 52 goals this season.extended his point streak to six games. Domi’s two goals brought him with a point of 400 for his career.
“We have everyone going right now,” Domi said. “Everyone's involved and everyone's playing and everyone's taking short shifts. Those are the things that are winning hockey, and that's what we're doing right now.”Toronto took charge early, going up 4-0 in a wide-open first period in which both teams combined for 37 shots on goal, including 23 by the Maple Leafs.with 5:40 left in the period after he surrendered three goals on 19 shots.
Not that Vegas didn't try. Marchessault and Amadio scored 1:25 into the third period to bring the Knights to 6-3. It was Amadio third game in a row with a goal.Mark Stone
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