Matthews scores pair, including OT winner, as Leafs’ storybook season continues
TORONTO — It was the storybook finish to what’s looking more and more like a storybook season for the young Toronto Maple Leafs.
Auston Matthews scored a pair of goals in his first-ever game outdoors, including the overtime winner under the bright lights at BMO Field on Sunday night, as the Maple Leafs edged the Detroit Red Wings 5-4.
After eluding Red Wings defender Danny DeKeyser, the 19-year-old rookie from Arizona flipped a quick backhand into the upper reaches of the cage in the extra frame, his 20th goal this season, helping Toronto to its fifth-straight victory.
It’s the longest winning streak in more than three years (December 2014) for an emerging Toronto squad that’s now within sniffing distance of a playoff spot.