TORONTO (AP) — Auston Matthews registered his second hat trick in two games to open the season, and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Minnesota Wild 7-4 on Saturday night.
Coming off his eighth career hat trick in the opener, Matthews made it 2-1 at 12:35 on a 4-on-3 power play.
Matthews' shot from a sharp angle went in off a Minnesota stick for his fifth goal in four periods.
Reaves, who played 61 games with the Wild last season, also fought Montreal defenseman Arber Xhekaj on Wednesday.
FAMILIAR FACESLeafs rookie Matthew Knies faced Wild counterpart and University of Minnesota teammate Brock Faber for the first time in the NHL.
Persons:
— Auston Matthews, William Nylander, Ilya Samsonov, Calle Jarnkrok, Tyler Bertuzzi, Mitch Marner, Morgan Rielly, Matthews, Alex Ovechkin, Cy Denneny, Joe Malone, Reg Noble, Matt Boldy, Ryan Hartman, Marco Rossi, Brandon Duhaime, Filip Gustavsson, Hartman, Samsonov, Nylander, Gustavsson, Bertuzzi, Boldy, Rossi, Jarnkrok, Ryan Reaves, Marcus Foligno, Frederick Gaudreau, Reaves, Arber Xhekaj, Matthew Knies, Brock Faber, ” Knies, “, ___
Organizations:
TORONTO, Toronto Maple Leafs, Minnesota, Toronto, Montreal, NHL, Florida, Leafs, BELL Toronto, University of Minnesota, “, Chicago Blackhawks, Montreal Canadiens
Locations:
Toronto, Minnesota, Rielly