{"id":5195,"date":"2018-11-29T22:03:43","date_gmt":"2018-11-29T22:03:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.betting.ca\/news\/?p=5195"},"modified":"2018-11-29T22:03:43","modified_gmt":"2018-11-29T22:03:43","slug":"austin-matthews-scores-two-goals-to-lead-toronto-to-victory-over-the-sharks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.betting.ca\/news\/austin-matthews-scores-two-goals-to-lead-toronto-to-victory-over-the-sharks","title":{"rendered":"Austin Matthews Scores Two Goals to Lead Toronto to Victory over the Sharks"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Austin Matthews celebrates scoring his first goal upon his return with teammate Andreas Johnsson last night in Toronto at the Scotia Bank Arena<\/p><\/div>\n

The return of Austin Matthews to the Maple Leafs lineup was a welcome relief on Wednesday for star forward, his first in more than a month and it could not have gone better if he planned it himself.<\/p>\n

Matthews, who suffered an injury to his shoulder late October and was on the injured list for 14 games, scored two goals last night and earned an assist against the Sharks and helped lead the Maple Leafs to a 5-3 victory.<\/p>\n

While Matthews looked comfortable back on the ice, it wasn\u2019t quite as it seemed as the forward said at the beginning he felt terrible adding,<\/p>\n

\u201cThe first period, you just kind of have that energy, the emotions. By the third period, I kind of got my legs under me, was kind of skating a bit more. But I think that\u2019s expected with the first game back, it\u2019s tough to get into game shape just in practice. You play games and that\u2019s how you get that back.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Last night was the third straight win for the Toronto Maple Leafs,<\/a> and that put them in a tie for first with Buffalo in the NHL standings, a welcomed sight for Leafs fans. It took Austin Matthews<\/a> only four minutes to earn his first assist last night, and midway through the first period, with the Leafs on a power play, he scored his first goal. He almost scored a second in the first after outmanoeuvring San Jose\u2019s Erik Karlsson and going alone against goaltender Aaron Dell but lost control off the puck before he could take a shot.<\/p>\n

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