Maple Leafs beat Canucks 4-2 behind Blueger's goal and assist

The Maple Leafs beat the Canucks 4-2 at Rogers Arena and pushed their record to 8-6-2. Two second period goals broke open a game that was tied after one, and Toronto held off a late push.

William Nylander scored on a backhand at 1:23 of the first. Brock Boeser tied it 1-1 at 10:30. Auston Matthews put Toronto back in front 2-1 at 3:47 of the second. Zack MacEwen made it 3-1 at 12:34 with a slap shot. Teddy Blueger assisted on that one.

Max Sasson pulled Vancouver within 3-2 at 9:27 of the third. Blueger answered at 18:24 with a wrist shot to seal it at 4-2. He finished with a goal, an assist and two shots on goal, and earned player of the game honors with a Chirp Rating of 8.2.

The Canucks fall to 3-12-1. Chirp's Sim gave Toronto a 62% chance before the game, and it called it.