Auston Matthews scored with five minutes left in the third period as the Toronto Maple Leafs rallied from a three-goal deficit to defeat the Philadelphia Flyers 7-6 on Friday night.
A one-handed pass from William Nylander in front found the the Leafs centre, who buried his 33rd goal of the season to snap a 5-5 tie inside a raucous Scotiabank Arena.Former Leaf James van Riemsdyk scored his third of the game with on a tip with 1:14 left, but Toronto held on for the win.
Coming off consecutive brutal home-ice performances -- Monday's 6-2 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning and Wednesday's 5-4 loss to the Chicago Blackhawks, where they trailed 5-0 late in the second period before a late rally -- the Leafs fell behind 5-2 on Friday before two goals from Muzzin set up Marincin's equalizer early in the third.
Tied 1-1 after the first, the Flyers went ahead at 1:15 of the second when van Riemsdyk tipped his 22nd past Andersen. The former Leafs winger, who spent six seasons in Toronto before returning to the team that drafted him this summer in free agency, made it 3-1 when Claude Giroux threw a puck in front that van Riemsdyk got a stick to before it dribbled through Andersen at 8:26.
The Flyers, who lost 5-2 at home to the Washington Capitals on Thursday to snap a 6-1-1 streak, dressed 11 forwards and seven defenceman with winger Ryan Hartman out with an illness.
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