In their first home game since December 21, the Philadelphia Flyers lost to the Toronto Maple Leafs, 3-2, on Tuesday evening at Wells Fargo Center.
Nothing is owed in professional sports and the Toronto Maple Leafs had to get out of their own to record their fifth consecutive victory, stealing a 3-2 win over the Philadelphia Flyers.
McMann has played 21 minutes with Tavares and Nylander this season and the trio's had success during that time together.
BOTTOM LINE: The Toronto Maple Leafs will try to prolong a three-game win streak with a victory over the Philadelphia Flyers. Toronto has a 16-7-0 record in home games and a 25-13-2 record overall. The Maple Leafs have a +15 scoring differential, with 126 total goals scored and 111 given up.
The Flyers' perpetually awful power play and declining penalty kill were mostly to blame in Tuesday's loss to the Maple Leafs.
Matthew Knies scored the go-ahead goal in the third period as the Toronto Maple Leafs skated to a 3-2 victory over the host Philadelphia Flyers on Tuesday.
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With the Leafs trailing 1-0, John Tavares capitalized on the new setup, scoring his 20th goal of the season to tie the game at one apiece. For Tavares, it was a milestone marker, as the veteran forward has now reached the 20-goal plateau in 15 NHL seasons – now just 24 shy of regular season goal No. 500.