Kings vs. Leafs Game Preview
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Quinton Byfield scored on a one-timer 35 seconds into overtime to give the Los Angeles Kings a 4-3 victory over the injury-hit Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday night.
The Kings are down 2-0 in Toronto; it's no problem. Los Angeles is becoming arguably the most dangerous road team in the NHL by the day, and this comeback tonight proved it.
Quinton Byfield scored 35 seconds into overtime as the Los Angeles Kings came back from 2-0 and 3-2 deficits to top the injury-hit Maple Leafs 4-3 and send Toronto to its fourth straight loss Thursday.
TORONTO -- Auston Matthews will not be in the Toronto Maple Leafs lineup when they host the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday (7 p.m. ET; SNO, FDSNW) and the center could be out one week because of a lower-body injury.
The loss of Auston Matthews will put added pressure on Leafs' centre depth as Dennis Hildeby gets start in goal.
Facing a three-game skid amid poor defensive play, William Nylander addresses the Maple Leafs' struggles and what it will take to snap out of a funk without Auston Matthews in the lineup.