nhl Game Recap
Toronto Skates Past Vancouver 5-1 - Recap
Auston Matthews scored a pair of goals against the Canucks as Toronto handed Vancouver a 5-1 defeat on Saturday at Scotiabank Arena.
Toronto won as a -300 favorite, while Over-Under bettors who played PUSH the total of 6.0 were rewarded at the payout window.
Toronto got goals from Auston Matthews(2), Joe Thornton, Alex Galchenyuk, and Adam Brooks in the victory. Matthews opened the scoring at 15:24 of the first period.
Jack Campbell stopped 26 of 27 Vancouver shots in the victory.
Tanner Pearson scored for the Canucks, finding the net behind Jack Campbell.
Thatcher Demko stopped 25 of 29 shots for the Canucks, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
On the power play, Toronto went 0-for-1, while the Canucks were 0-for-1 with the man advantage.
Vancouver lost the shots on goal battle to Toronto by a margin of 30-27.
Next game, Toronto takes its act on the road to face Montreal looking for another win. For Vancouver, they head home to face Edmonton.