National Hockey League
Toronto 4, Winnipeg 1
When: 7:00 PM ET, Saturday, October 22, 2022
Where: Canada Life Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Referees: Graham Skilliter, Corey Syvret
Linesmen: Caleb Apperson, Steve Barton
Attendance: 15325

John Tavares scored two goals and the Toronto Maple Leafs opened a five-game road trip with a 4-1 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Saturday night.

David Kampf and Michael Bunting also scored for the Maple Leafs, who have won two in a row. Auston Matthews added three assists.

Ilya Samsonov stopped 30 shots for Toronto.

Pierre-Luc Dubois scored for the Jets, who have lost two in a row.

Connor Hellebuyck made 24 saves for Winnipeg.

Dubois scored his second goal of the season at 4:17 of the first period, knocking in his own rebound. Cole Perfetti set up Dubois with a pass. Blake Wheeler also earned an assist.

William Nylander passed into the slot to Tavares, who scored on a power play at 9:56 of the first. Matthews also earned an assist. Josh Morrisey was off for interference.

Both teams had nine shots on goal after one period.

Dubois hit the post with a shot on an odd-man rush at 5:34 of the first period.

About a minute later, Samsonov stopped Nate Schmidt, who broke in alone.

Hellebuyck twice stopped Matthews from close in at 10:14 of the second. Tavares hit the crossbar at 13:55.

Kampf scored his second goal of the season at 14:34 of the second on a between-the-legs pass from Wayne Simmonds. Kyle Clifford also assisted.

Tavares tipped in a shot by Matthews on a power play at 18:56 of the second for his third goal of the season. Rasmus Sandin added an assist. Dubois was serving a roughing penalty as a couple of skirmishes broke out late in the period.

Toronto had a 23-19 advantage on shots on goal after two periods.

Samsonov made a good save on Wheeler's shot early in the third period as the Jets pressed.

Bunting scored into an empty net for his second goal of the season at 17:23 of the third with Mitchell Marner and Matthews assisting.

Jets coach Rick Bowness was behind the bench for the first time this season after recovering from COVID-19.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Toronto   Winnipeg
Auston Matthews 3 Points Pierre-Luc Dubois 1
John Tavares 2 Goals Pierre-Luc Dubois 1
Auston Matthews 3 Assists Cole Perfetti 1
John Tavares 2 Power Play Goals N/A
N/A Short Handed Goals N/A
Ilya Samsonov .968 Save Percentage Connor Hellebuyck .889
Ilya Samsonov 30 Saves Connor Hellebuyck 24
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
Toronto 28 4 2-3 3-3 15 24
Winnipeg 31 1 0-3 1-3 15 22
Upcoming Games
  • Winnipeg will play their next game at home against St. Louis. The Jets have a W/L % of .333 after a win and .500 after a loss.
  • Toronto will play their next game on the road against Vegas. The Maple Leafs have a W/L % of .500 after a win and 1.000 after a loss.