TORONTO — Auston Matthews had a goal and an assist in his return from injury as the Toronto Maple Leafs downed the Chicago Blackhawks 5-2 on Wednesday.
William Nylander added a goal and two assists for Toronto (33-14-8), while John Tavares and Rasmus Sandin each scored and set up another for two-point nights. Connor Timmins had the other goal for the Leafs.
Ilya Samsonov made 27 saves.
Sam Lafferty and Philipp Kurashev replied for rebuilding Chicago (16-32-5), which got 37 stops from former Toronto goaltender Petr Mrazek.