MONTREAL Auston Matthews scored his NHL-best 35th goal of the season as the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Montreal Canadiens 4-1 on Wednesday night to clinch a playoff spot. William Nylander, Jake Muzzin and Adam Brooks provided the rest of the offence for Toronto (31-13-5), which got 32 saves from Jack Campbell. Morgan Rielly and Jason Spezza added two assists each as the North Division leaders improved to 5-2-0 against their Original Six rivals in 2021. Spezza is now tied with Canadiens legend Maurice (Rocket) Richard for 99th on the NHL s all-time scoring list with 966 career points. Leafs winger Joe Thornton, who set the record as the oldest player in franchise history to score when he found the back of the net Saturday, helped set up Muzzin s goal to become just the seventh player in league history to register 1,100 career assists.
Matthews scores 35th goal, Leafs down Habs 4-1 to clinch playoff spot
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Matthews scores 35th goal, Leafs down Habs 4-1 to clinch playoff spot
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