Toronto ties team record for consecutive road wins | The Canadian News

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) – Michael Bunting, Alexander Kerfoot and William Nylander each scored one goal and one assist, and the Toronto Maple Leafs tied a franchise record with their seventh consecutive road win, beating the Anaheim Ducks 5-1 . Sunday night

The Maple Leafs also posted seven consecutive road victories in 1940-41, 1960-61 and 2002-03.

Auston Matthews scored for the third straight game, Wayne Simmonds scored a goal and Jack Campbell made 37 saves for the Maple Leafs.

Toronto hasn’t lost on the road since losing its first three road games. The Maple Leafs swept a four-game trip that began against the New York Islanders and ended up beating all three California teams 15-4.

Hampus Lindholm scored and John Gibson made 26 saves for the Ducks. Anaheim has lost four of five after an eight-game winning streak.

Scoring opportunities were hard to come by until Matthews took advantage of TJ Brodie’s shot at 7:48 of the second period to put the Maple Leafs in front.

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Bunting made it 2-0 with 8:57 remaining in the second, burying a timer in an open net. Jake Muzzin’s long pass from his own zone to Mitchell Marner sparked a 3v1 run, which ended with Bunting’s sixth goal of the season.

Bunting has two goals and four assists during a four-point streak.

Toronto’s forecheck forced a fumble into the offensive zone and Kerfoot scored 13 seconds in the third for the three-goal cushion.

Lindholm stuck on a rebound from close range to cut the deficit to 3-1 at 7:26, with Ryan Getzlaf picking up his 19th assist. The Ducks increased the pressure, but Campbell made the necessary stops to slow his momentum.

Nylander added an empty netter with 3:07 remaining to make it 4-1, and Simmonds beat Gibson 15 seconds later for the final 5-1.

NOTES: Matthews has three goals and one assist during a three-game streak. … F Kyle Clifford began his second season with Toronto after being acquired in a trade from St. Louis on November 16. Clifford scored one goal and two assists in 16 games with the Maple Leafs in 2019-20. … Maple Leafs F Jason Spezza played in the 1,200th game of his career. … Toronto F. Ondrej Kase missed his second game in a row due to an upper body injury.

UNTIL NEXT TIME

Maple Leafs: Colorado host on Wednesday.

Ducks: Visit Los Angeles on Tuesday.

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