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Matthews nets game winner as Maple Leafs stage late comeback vs. Devils

NEWARK, N.J. -- Austin Matthews scored on a power play with 2:53 remaining and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the New Jersey Devils 4-3 on Tuesday night.

Michael Bunting tied the game on a rebound with 4:50 to play, and Calle Jarnkrok and Mitch Marner also scored for the Leafs. Ilya Samsonov was outstanding, making 30 saves.

Maple Leafs' Bunting buries to finish off beautiful passing play vs. Devils
Watch as Michael Bunting scores to finish off a beautiful passing play between him, David Kampf, and Justin Holl to tie the game vs. the New Jersey Devils.
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    Erik Haula had two goals and an assist and a stitched-up Ondrej Palat had a goal and two assists for New Jersey, which is now 17-4-3 since Jan. 7. Vitek Vanecek had 21 saves for the Devils.

    Matthews, who had not scored in the past three games, got his 29th of the season on William Nylander's second nice setup of the game. It came a minute after Timo Meier was sent off for high-sticking.

    Matthews bangs home trademark goal to put Maple Leafs on top late
    Watch as Auston Matthews puts the Toronto Maple Leafs ahead late on the power play, showing off his trademark release to rip one past New Jersey Devils goalie Vitek Vanecek and puts the Leafs up late in the third.
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      The Maple Leafs, who are 9-0-2 in their last 11 with New Jersey, twice took the lead only to see the Devils tie it.

      Jarnkrok gave Toronto its first lead at 7:30 into the second period, tapping in a cross-ice pass by Nylander.

      Haula tied the game with 3:03 left in the period, beating Samsonov in close after Marner failed to clear a loose puck in front of the crease.

      Marner redeemed himself 4:57 into the third period with a short-handed goal. He stole the puck from Meier in centre ice and beat Vanecek in close after a deke.

      Gotta See It: Maple Leafs' Marner scores gorgeous shorthanded breakaway goal vs. Devils
      Watch as Toronto Maple Leafs forward picks the pocket of New Jersey Devils' Timo Meier and scores a gorgeous shorthanded goal deking out goalie Vitek Vanecek on the breakaway.
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          Palat, who needed stitches to his upper lip area after a high stick to face, tied the game a little more than a minute later, putting in his own rebound on the Devils' second power play of the season.

          Three minutes later, Haula put New Jersey ahead 3-2 with a deflection in front. Bunting then put a rebound into an open net to tie the game with 4:50 left. It was his 20th goal.

          NOTES

          Recently acquired Leafs C Ryan O'Reilly had surgery to repair a broken finger on his left hand, coach Sheldon Keefe said. He is expected to be out four weeks. ? C John Tavares did not make the trip. ? C Pontus Holmberg and RW Alex Steeves skated on the fourth line a day after being recalled from the Toronto Marlies of the AHL. ? Devils LW Yegor Sharangovich and D Brandon Smith were healthy scratches.

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