The Maple Leafs opened the floodgates with four consecutive goals in the second period en route to a 4-2 win over the visiting Minnesota Wild on Tuesday night. Morgan Rielly assisted on each Toronto goal to equal an NHL record for most assists by a defenceman in one period.
Morgan Rielly collected four assists in the middle frame to match the @MapleLeafs franchise record for most in a regular-season period, a mark set by Rick Vaive on March 12, 1984. https://t.co/kWpu3XsHBW #NHLStats pic.twitter.com/kY8WX8YlhK
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) October 16, 2019
It's the 16th time a D-man's done so.