Defenseman Morgan Rielly’s shot from the blueline sailed through traffic and into the back of the net before Marc-Andre Fleury ever saw it to give the Maple Leafs the lead for good midway through the third period of a 6-3 win over the Golden Knights at T-Mobile Arena on Thursday night.
Auston Matthews scored his second goal of the game 55 seconds later and Mitchell Marner tacked on a late short-handed tally as Toronto handed the Knights their franchise-record fifth straight home loss.
Paul Stastny and Oscar Lindberg scored early in the second period to put the Knights (31-24-4) a 2-1 lead, but Patrick Marleau and Matthews answered for the Maple Leafs (36-18-3) before the end of the period.