Michael Hutchinson earned his first shutout since Jan. 5, 2019, helping the MapleLeafs top the NYIslanders.
TORONTO — Michael Hutchinson had a 33-save shutout in the Maple Leafs’ 3-0 win over thePierre Engvall, Auston Matthews and Zach Hyman, into an empty net, scored for the Maple Leafs , who have won nine of their last 10 games.Starting goalie Frederik Andersen has been the backbone of Toronto’s streak, with a 6-0-1 record and .909 save percentage, but Maple Leafs head coach Sheldon Keefe opted to start Hutchinson instead.
Nylander brought the 19,536 in attendance to their feet with a breakaway on Varlamov 4:15 into the game. Nylander looked like he had the Islanders goalie beat but flipped the puck up too high, allowing Varlamov to knock it away from the net. He made a highlight-reel glove save on Josh Bailey in the ninth minute of play, dropping into the butterfly but snagging the puck out of the air to keep the game scoreless.
The Islanders continued to press — including a power play with 2:50 left in the second — but Hutchinson held firm.
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