nhl Game Recap
Maple Leafs Down Nashville 7-4 - Match Report
Toronto earned a 7-4 victory over Nashville behind a 2-goal performance from Auston Matthews on Tuesday at Scotiabank Arena.
Bettors who backed the Maple Leafs were rewarded as -165 favorites at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go OVER the closing total of 6.5.
Toronto got goals from Auston Matthews(2), Oliver Ekman-Larsson, Jake McCabe, Bobby McMann, John Tavares, and William Nylander in the victory. McCabe opened the scoring at 8:42 of the first period.
Cayden Primeau stopped 27 of 31 Nashville shots in the victory.
Erik Haula, Roman Josi, Nick Perbix, and Michael McCarron scored for the Predators, finding the net behind Cayden Primeau.
Justus Annunen stopped 22 of 27 shots for the Predators, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
Toronto scored 0 times on 2 chances on the power play, while Nashville went 0-for-2 with the man advantage.
Toronto lost the shots on goal battle to Nashville by a margin of 31-29.
Toronto heads into a battle against the Rangers. Nashville, meanwhile, will have their next action against Montreal.