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11/01 21:19 CDT Matthews, Tavares lead Maple Leafs past Flyers 5-2; Tanev
stretchered off after collision
Matthews, Tavares lead Maple Leafs past Flyers 5-2; Tanev stretchered off after
collision
By ANTHONY SANFILIPPO
Associated Press
PHILADELPHIA (AP) --- Austin Matthews scored a goal, John Tavares assisted on
two others, and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Philadelphia Flyers 5-2 on
Saturday night.
Matthews netted his sixth goal of the season with a snap shot from the left
circle at 6:16 of the first period to tie the score 1-1.
Matthews has at least one point in 12 straight games against Philadelphia
dating to December 2019.
Tavares assisted on goals by Nicholas Robertson and Easton Cowan as the Maple
Leafs won for the third time in four games.
Cowan's goal was his first in the NHL. Anthony Stolarz made 31 saves to earn
the win over the franchise that drafted him. Stolarz was a second-round pick by
the Flyers in the 2012 NHL Draft. Jake McCabe and Calle Jarnkrok also scored
for Toronto.
Christian Dvorak and Tyson Foerster scored for Philadelphia, which had its
three-game winning streak snapped. Dan Vladar, who had not allowed more than
two goals in any of his first six starts for the Flyers, allowed four goals on
19 shots. He was pulled after Cowan's goal in the third period and replaced by
Aleksei Kolosov.
Toronto defenseman Chris Tanev was injured when he collided with Philadelphia's
Matvei Michkov with 11:37 remaining in the game. It was Tanev's first game back
after missing four with a concussion. The contact was shoulder-to-shoulder, but
Tanev's head snapped back upon contact and he stayed face down on the ice.
Trainers attended to him and stabilized his head and neck before lifting him
onto a stretcher and wheeling him off the ice. There was no immediate update
from the Maple Leafs. Michkov was assessed a minor for interference on the play.
Up next
Maple Leafs: Begin a four-game homestand Monday against Pittsburgh.
Philadelphia: Wraps up a long homestand on Sunday against Calgary.
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