Jordie Benn scored the winner in his Maple Leafs debut as Toronto came back from an early 2-0 deficit to defeat the Vancouver Canucks 3-2 on Saturday.
TORONTO - Jordie Benn scored the winner in his Mapledebut as Toronto came back from an early 2-0 deficit to defeat the Vancouver Canucks 3-2 on Saturday.Erik Kallgren made 28 saves in his second start in as many nights after theBo Horvat and J.T. Miller replied for Vancouver . Spencer Martin stopped 32 shots for the struggling Canucks, who blew their sixth multi-goal lead of the season.
Brock Boeser hit the post for Vancouver on a power play early in the third, and Kallgren snagged an Andrei Kuzmenko shot later in the period off a turnover, but the Canucks couldn't find a third goal to force overtime. Miller then put the visitors up 2-0 on a power play at 12:11 when he fired his eighth past a screened Kallgren before Toronto responded with a 10-minute flurry in the second to take the lead.great Borje Salming was honoured for a second consecutive night on the heels of Friday's emotional pre-game ceremony ahead of the NHL's Hall of Fame game.
“He could play 28 minutes a night or 30 minutes a night,” Boudreau said following Saturday's morning skate. “And the next night do the same thing. He was in unbelievable .”
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