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Cam Talbot leads Kings to 4-1 win; Nylander sets Maple Leafs mark with 9-game point streak

Nov 1, 2023 | 12:36 AM

Cam Talbot made 30 saves as the Los Angeles Kings beat Toronto 4-1 on Tuesday night in a game in which Maple Leafs winger William Nylander extended his season-opening point streak to a franchise record nine games.

Adrian Kempe, Phillip Danault, Arthur Kaliyev and Andreas Englund scored for the Kings. Quinton Byfield added two assists.

John Tavares scored for Toronto, which was coming off a 3-1-1 road trip that finished with a 3-2 overtime loss to the Nashville Predators on Saturday. Joseph Woll stopped 23 shots.

With an assist on Tavares’ goal, Nylander passed former Maple Leafs Frank Mahovlich (1961-62), Lanny McDonald (1976-77) and John Anderson (1982-83) who had eight-game point streaks.

CANUCKS 5, PREDATORS 2

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Elias Pettersson had the second hat trick of his career to lead Vancouver over Nashville.

Sam Lafferty and J.T. Miller also scored for Vancouver. Thatcher Demko stopped 24 of 26 shots.

Colton Sissons and Dante Fabbro scored for Nashville. Kevin Lankinen stopped 22 of the 26 shots he faced.

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