National Hockey League
Toronto 5, Chicago 4
When: 7:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 11, 2021
Where: Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, Ontario
Referees: Justin St. Pierre, Kelly Sutherland
Linesmen: Devin Berg, Scott Cherrey
Attendance: 18934

David Kampf scored the go-ahead goal late in the third period and the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the visiting Chicago Blackhawks 5-4 Saturday night.

Kampf scored his fourth goal of the season into an empty net at 18:40 after goaltender Kevin Lankinen went behind the goal to get the puck after a dump in. The puck took an unexpected bounce off the glass and came to Kampf in front of the net.

Chicago had tied the game after trailing 4-1.

William Nylander had a goal and two assists and John Tavares and Auston Matthews each had a goal and an assist for Toronto. Pierre Engvall added a goal.

Connor Murphy and Jake McCabe each had a goal and assist for Chicago. Jonathan Toews and Dominik Kubalik also scored.

Petr Mrazek made 31 saves for Toronto after returning from a groin injury that kept him out since Oct. 30.

Kevin Lankinen stopped 21 shots.

Toronto led 3-1 after one period.

Toews, who scored his first goal of the season on Thursday, finished a two-on-one at 1:53.

Tavares scored his 13th goal of the season from the left circle on a power play at 2:54. Reese Johnson was off for tripping.

Nylander scored his 13th at 9:14 from the edge of the crease on Tavares' pass from behind the goal line.

Matthews scored his 18th at 14:32 from the slot on a pass from Ondrej Kase. Riley Stillman was off for tripping.

Engvall scored his fourth goal of the season at 3:25 of the second period, shooting from the left circle after carrying the puck from behind the goal.

Murphy scored his second of the season at 16:21 of the second from above the right circle after a determined effort by Brandon Hagel.

Kubalik scored his fifth of the season at 1:47 of the third period from the slot on a feed from Philipp Kurashev, who won a race for the puck deep in the Toronto zone.

Toronto turnovers set up McCabe's second goal of the season on a shot from the point at 10:42 of the third.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Chicago   Toronto
Jake McCabe 2 Points William Nylander 3
Jake McCabe 1 Goals William Nylander 1
Jake McCabe 1 Assists William Nylander 2
N/A Power Play Goals Auston Matthews 1
N/A Short Handed Goals N/A
Kevin Lankinen .808 Save Percentage Petr Mrazek .886
Kevin Lankinen 21 Saves Petr Mrazek 31
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
Chicago 35 4 0-3 1-3 6 26
Toronto 26 5 2-3 3-3 6 28
Upcoming Games
  • Toronto will play their next game on the road against Edmonton. The Maple Leafs have a W/L % of .684 after a win and .600 after a loss.
  • Chicago will play their next game at home against Calgary. The Blackhawks have a W/L % of .273 after a win and .438 after a loss.