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Kings Fall 5-0 Against Toronto - Game Recap

Toronto's defense, led by netminder Ilya Samsonov, shut down Los Angeles 5-0 at Scotiabank Arena on on Thursday.

Bettors who backed the Maple Leafs were rewarded as -173 favorites at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go UNDER the closing total of 6.0.

Toronto got goals from Auston Matthews, David Kampf, William Nylander, Pierre Engvall, and Mitchell Marner in the victory. Engvall opened the scoring at 5:10 of the second period.

Ilya Samsonov stopped 29 of 29 Los Angeles shots in the victory.

Los Angeles got a 36-stop effort from Jonathan Quick in the loss.

On the power play, Toronto went 1-for-3, while the Kings were 0-for-3 with the man advantage.

Toronto outshot Los Angeles 41-29 in the game.

Toronto heads into a battle against the Flames. Los Angeles, meanwhile, will have their next action against Montreal.