Mitchell Marner earned a point in a 21st straight game, helping the Toronto Maple Leafs edge the Los Angeles Kings 5-0 on Thursday.
Ilya Samsonov turned aside 29 pucks for his first shutout as a member of the Leafs, and the seventh of his career.
It’s the team’s second straight shutout win, following Matt Murray’s 44-save performance on Tuesday against the Dallas Stars.
The Leafs (17-5-6)who find themselves three points behind Boston – but with three more games on the clock – have not suffered a setback in regulation in their last 13 outings (10-0-3).
After a first period dominated by Toronto, the Kings were still in the game thanks to the 15 saves made by Jonathan Quick.
However, it was only a matter of time before Sheldon Keefe’s troupe found the fault with Quick.
time to say it, Pierre Engvallon the power play, David fight et William Nylander thrilled the Scotiabank Arena crowd.
The goals from Engvall, Kampf and Nylander came within 66 seconds, between 5:10 and 6:16 into the middle period.
Marner then added to the Leafs’ cushion by scoring his 11th goal, for a total of 33 points in his 28th game.
Toronto’s No. 16 took advantage of a turnover at the visitors’ blue line to serve a powerful slapshot in the upper part to the American keeper.
He thus extended his impressive streak which places him at the top of the history in Toronto for the games in a row with a point or more.
Engvall’s game ended early in the third period when he was kicked out of the game after batting Sean Durzi’s helmet.
Nylander et Michael Bunting earned their second point of the night on the 14th goal ofAuston Matthewswho carried the mark 5 to 0, at 9:37 of the last third.
The Leafs lost forward Nick Robertson, who sustained a serious shoulder injury after being checked by Matt Roy in the first period.
“It won’t be short term in Robertson’s case,” Kefefe said after the game.
The Quebecer Phillip Danault was playing his 500th game on the Bettman circuit. Danault and the Kings (14-11-4) will also be visitors to the Bell Center this Saturday.