Auston Matthews registered his second hat trick in two games to open the season, and the host Maple Leafs beat the Wild 7-4 on Saturday night.
TORONTO — Auston Matthews registered his second hat trick in two games to open the season, and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Minnesota Wild 7-4 on Saturday night.
“I want to play at the highest level that I can every night,” Matthews said. “I’m not really thinking in the past or thinking about years in the past. It’s all about today.Toronto coach Sheldon Keefe said it has been fun watching Matthews go to work.“You don’t expect back-to-back hat tricks, of course, but I’ve gotten somewhat comfortable and used to Auston having big nights, making a big impact,” Keefe said.Matt Boldy, Ryan Hartman, Marco Rossi and Brandon Duhaime scored for Minnesota.
Coming off his eighth career hat trick in the opener, Matthews made it 2-1 at 12:35 on a 4-on-3 power play. Matthews’ shot from a sharp angle went in off a Minnesota stick for his fifth goal in four periods. But the Wild got one back 34 seconds later when Boldy beat Samsonov, and Rossi batted in his first NHL goal at 9:51 to make it 4-3 through 40 minutes.
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