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Dec 16, 2025; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Toronto Maple Leafs left wing Matthew Knies (23) battles for the puck with Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Matt Grzelcyk (48) during the first period at Scotiabank Arena. Mandatory Credit: Nick Turchiaro-Imagn Images <\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n
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The Toronto Maple Leafs scored twice in eight seconds late in the third period Tuesday night and they went on to defeat the visiting Chicago Blackhawks 3-2.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Auston Matthews scored on a power play at 16:51 of the third period to tie the game at two. Dakota Joshua came right back to score the go-ahead goal at the 16:59 mark.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Oliver Ekman-Larsson also scored in the third period for the Maple Leafs, who snapped a two-game skid and completed a 2-1-2 homestand.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Matthews added an assist and William Nylander had two assists. Goaltender Joseph Woll returned from injured reserve and made 23 saves. He missed four games with a lower-body injury.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Wyatt Kaiser and Jason Dickinson scored for the Blackhawks, who have lost three straight. Spencer Knight stopped 24 shots.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Joshua pinged the right post from seven feet out at 9:07 of the first period.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Chicago took the lead at 10:21 of the first on Kaiser’s 34-footer from the high slot with Dominic Tonanito perched at the edge of the crease.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Chicago put the puck in the net at 11:27 but it was erased for goaltender interference.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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The Blackhawks took a 2-0 lead with a short-handed goal at 14:58 of the first period on Dickinson’s wrist shot from the right circle on Ilya Mikheyev’s pass at the end of an odd-man rush.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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The Maple Leafs started the second period with more energy and came close to scoring a short-handed goal in the early going. Play evened out for the rest of the period with no goals.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Toronto opened the third period with a power play for 44 seconds on a carryover penalty from the second, but failed to capitalize.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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The Maple Leafs scored at 9:59 of the third when Ekman-Larsson’s shot from the point found its way through traffic and clipped off a Blackhawks’ defender.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Matthews’ tying goal came with Toninato off for holding the stick. Joshua won a race to the puck on Troy Stecher’s dump-in off the faceoff to get the winner.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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The Blackhawks were without their leading scorer, Connor Bedard, who is on IR with a shoulder injury.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Chicago’s Artyom Levshunov was a healthy scratch for arriving late to practice on Monday.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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