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Monahan, Lindholm

lead Flames past

Maple Leafs 3-1

son. managed to finish second
The Flames fell 3-2 in a on the team in goals (34)
shootout to the Washing- and points (63) in just 62 ap-
ton Capitals in Calgary on pearances.
Saturday — a result that, He will sit out at least 13
despite the final score, was games with this injury, and
viewed as a step in the perhaps more if the recov-
right direction after getting ery process stretches be-
blown out 9-1 by the Pitts- yond 28 days.
burgh Penguins at home 48 Matthews has 10 goals
hours earlier. (tied for second in the NHL)
Andersen kept things score- and 16 points (tied for sixth)
less early in the second through 11 games this sea-
when he made a right pad son.
Calgary Flames centre Elias Lindholm (28) shoots as Toronto Maple Leafs left wing Zach Hyman save that stopped Lind- Calgary held a 12-4 edge
(11) looks on during third period NHL hockey action in Toronto on Monday, Oct. 29, 2018. holm on a delayed pen- in shots, with Toronto's out-
Associated Press alty, before Smith stopped put in the opening 20 min-
Hyman at the other end. utes tying its lowest in any
TORONTO (AP) — Booed Nazem Kadri, playing his "I thought they skated, I Johnny Gaudreau cut period in 2018-19.
out of their own building 500th NHL game, scored for thought they worked, I around Leafs defenseman With their best player on the
after a lopsided loss last Toronto. Frederik Andersen thought they sailed out of Jake Gardiner later in the shelf, the Leafs were forced
week, the Calgary Flames stopped 31 shots. their zone and beat us up period, but couldn't get a to shuffle their lines over
recommitted to their de- The Leafs lacked jump in the ice," said Leafs head shot away on Andersen. Saturday's final two periods
fensive structure and the their first game without Aus- coach Mike Babcock, The Leafs goalie stopped and again on Monday.
move paid off against To- ton Matthews. It was an- whose club was coming off Matthew Tkachuk and Mi- Kadri, who started the
ronto. nounced earlier Monday back-to-back wins over the kael Backlund before John campaign as Toronto's No.
Sean Monahan and Elias that the center would miss Winnipeg Jets. "The game is Tavares shoveled a loose 3 center, was reunited with
Lindholm scored in a at least four weeks with a frustrating when the other puck off a scramble into Marner and Patrick Mar-
55-second span of the third left shoulder injury. team works harder than Smith's open net, but it was leau after the trio clicked
period to lead the Flames "Our last two games have you." just after the buzzer sound- in the second half 2017-18,
to a 3-1 victory over the been the way we want Toronto defenseman Igor ed to end the second pe- while Tavares played be-
Maple Leafs on Monday to play," Calgary captain Ozhiganov hit the post at riod. tween Hyman and Kasperi
night, snapping a three- Mark Giordano said. "When the other end on the next The 21-year-old Matthews, Kapanen to round out the
game losing streak. you play well defensively shift. who doesn't require surgery top-six forward group.
"We put together 60 good the goals come." The Leafs got to within one for his damaged shoulder, The Leafs are also still with-
minutes," said Lindholm, Monahan snapped a at 16:07, when Kadri scored was hurt on a clean check out winger William Nyland-
who leads his team with scoreless tie 4:39 into the his third of the season and by Jets defenceman Ja- er, who was slated to start
eight goals after coming third on a power play, net- third in as many games on cob Trouba early in the sec- the season alongside Mat-
over in a blockbuster trade ting his fifth goal of the sea- a feed from Mitch Marner, ond period of Saturday's thews and Marleau follow-
with the Carolina Hurri- son of a rebound of a shot one second after a Toron- 3-2 comeback victory over ing the addition of Tavares
canes at the NHL draft. "We by Lindholm. to two-man advantage of Winnipeg. this summer, as the restrict-
were above them all night, Lindholm then gave the 1:09 expired. Matthews sustained a ed free agent and the club
first to pucks, won battles." Flames, who were 0-2-1 The Leafs pressed for the similar injury to his other remain at odds over a new
Lindholm and Monahan over their last three, a 2-0 tie, but were unable to get shoulder last February and contract.
each added an assist. edge with his team-leading another one past Smith be- missed 10 games — his third "It's frustrating," Matthews
Michael Frolik added an eighth goal at 6:34 after fore Frolik added an insur- stint on the sidelines in 2017- said of his injury prior to
empty-net goal to seal it. the Leafs turned the puck ance goal into an empty 18 following back and con- Monday's game. "There's
Mike Smith made 24 saves. over in their own zone. net, his fifth goal of the sea- cussion problems — but still not much you can do.q