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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.
Shayne Gostibehere and Radko Gudas, with a goal and an assist each and Jakub Voracek provided the rest of the offence for Philadelphia , while Nolan Patrick and Sean Couturier each had two assists. Brian Elliott made 44 saves. Toronto nearly went ahead with under nine minutes to go, but Elliott stopped Andreas Johnsson on the doorstep before Matthews won it.
Muzzin scored his seventh from a tough angle on Elliott at 16:08 of the second to breathe life into the Leafs before the big defenceman added his second off the rush on a shot that fooled the Philadelphia goalie after the puck when through the legs of blue-liner Travis Sanheim.
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