Tavares helps Maple Leafs snap Jets unbeaten streak with 6-4 win

John Tavares scored 3 goals and nan Toronto Maple Leafs hit Winnipeg 6-4, handing nan Jets their first nonaccomplishment of nan season

WINNIPEG, Manitoba -- John Tavares scored 3 goals and nan Toronto Maple Leafs hit Winnipeg 6-4 connected Monday night, handing nan Jets their first nonaccomplishment of nan season.

William Nylander had a extremity and 2 assists, and Matthew Knies and Morgan Rielly besides scored for Toronto, which had mislaid 3 consecutive (0-2-1). Max Pacioretty, moved up from nan 4th statement to nan 2nd line, had 3 assists and Anthony Stolarz had 19 saves.

Kyle Connor had 3 goals and an assistance for Winnipeg to widen his constituent streak to 9 games (nine goals, 5 assists). That group a franchise-record for longest constituent streak to commencement a season, which had antecedently been held by erstwhile skipper Blake Wheeler since 2015-16.

Mark Scheifele had a extremity and assist, and Josh Morrissey added 3 assists for nan Jets. Connor Hellebuyck stopped 30 shots.

Winnipeg, nan NHL’s past remaining unbeaten squad had opened nan play pinch a franchise-record 8 consecutive victories.

Jets: Winnipeg put itself it a 4-0 spread by 3:25 of nan 2nd play by displaying immoderate uncharacteristic protect breakdowns, but it could person been worse if not for their beardown special-teams play. They killed disconnected 2 penalties and Connor scored doubly pinch nan man advantage.

Maple Leafs: Toronto pumped successful its astir goals successful a crippled this season, but each were astatine moreover strength. The Leafs’ powerfulness play limped into nan crippled astatine 10 per cent (3 for 30) and came up quiet connected 2 chances.

After scoring doubly and outshooting nan Jets 19-6 successful nan first period, Winnipeg’s sum successful nan slot was loose and Knies fired successful a rebound to make it 3-0 conscionable 56 seconds into nan second.

The Maple Leafs held nan Jets to 23 shots connected extremity and blocked 18 shots.

Maple Leafs big Seattle connected Thursday, and Jets sojourn Detroit connected Wednesday.

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