Toronto took a shot in Vegas, with Matthews among the scorers. Pavelski’s anniversary goal eased another Dallas defeat

The Toronto Maple Leafs celebrate their sixth straight win. It is its longest winning streak this season. David Kämpf contributed one goal in Toronto’s 7-3 victory. Auston Matthews sealed the result with his 52nd goal of the season.

Auston Matthews has scored 10 goals in his last 5 games

Czech forward David Kämpf also contributed to the Maple Leafs’ cannonade. He scored his 5th goal of the season and improved his season tally to 10 points in 52 games played. Toronto decided to win the game in the first period, which it clearly dominated (4:0).

The result was sealed at 50:35 by Auston Matthews, who crossed a shot from Pontus Holmberg and scored his 52nd goal of the season. He has now scored 10 goals in his last 5 games, becoming the second Toronto Maple Leafs player since the 1943/44 season to do so. The last time Rick Vaive accomplished such a feat was in the 1982/83 season.

Mitchell Marner recorded two assists in the game and made his mark in the club annals. He is the first player in club history to record at least two assists in 6 consecutive games. During that streak, he set up 15 scoring opportunities for his teammates.

Joe Pavelski on pace for 20 goals in a season

Dallas, the second best team in the Western Conference, lost its fourth consecutive game. This time it was not enough for the Ottawa Senators, to whom they lost 1: 4. The Stars are going through a crisis, like the Boston Bruins recently. The only one who had at least a little reason to be happy on the Texas side was Joe Pavelski.

The American forward scored his 20th goal of the season. Although he only eased his team’s defeat, from a historical point of view he is already the 4th best hockey player born in the USA, who has surpassed this mark in 14 different seasons.

Only three players are better in this regard. The record among Americans is held by North Stars/Stars legend Mike Modano. He has broken the mark in 16 seasons. He is followed by Patrick Kane and Keith Tkachuk, who did it in 15 seasons.

the 39-year-old veteran currently has 469 regular season goals and 1,049 points in 1,308 games played. He has only been with two teams during his career – the San Jose Sharks and Dallas Stars. He came close to winning a Stanley Cup with the Stars in the 2019-20 season. However, Dallas fell to Tampa Bay in the finals.

With 13 goals, he was the second-leading scorer in the playoffs and set the record for most goals scored by a player over the age of 34, held by the legendary Maurice Richard. He is the all-time leading American scorer in the playoffs with 73 goals.

Source: NHL