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Morgan Rielly and Alex Galchenyuk also scored
for the Maple Leafs, and goaltender Michael Hutchinson stopped
32 shots.
Joakim Nordstrom and Andrew Mangiapane scored for the Flames,
who had 26 saves from David Rittich.
Toronto scored first, but Calgary led 2-1 after one period.
The Maple Leafs capitalized on a turnover in the Flames'
defensive zone to take the lead 58 seconds into the game. Rielly
scored his fourth goal of the season with a high shot from the
left circle.
Only 29 seconds later, Calgary's Mikael Backlund was stopped by
Hutchinson on a breakaway.
The Flames did score at 11:43 from a faceoff win when Nordstrom
deflected Mark Giordano's point shot. It was Nordstrom's first
goal of the season, and the assist was Giordano's 500th career
point.
Calgary took a 2-1 lead at 19:20 on Mangiapane's 11th goal, a
blast from the high slot.
Toronto led 12-11 in shots on goal after the first period.
Midway through the second period, Calgary's Matthew Tkachuk
jammed his leg along the boards. He limped to the locker room
but was soon back on the bench.
Galchenyuk tied the game at 17:08 of the second from a close-in
shot set up by a short pass from Tavares. It was Galchenyuk's
second goal of the season and first with the Maple Leafs.
Calgary led 24-18 in shots on goal after two periods.
The Maple Leafs took a 3-2 lead at 6:55 of the third period when
the rebound on a shot by Tavares was knocked in by the skate of
Calgary defenseman Noah Hanifin. It was the 11th goal this
season for Tavares.
Matthews scored his NHL-leading 25th goal of the season from the
slot at 9:16.
--Field Level Media
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