Auston Matthews records second straight hat trick, Maple Leafs pound Wild 7-4

William Nylander added two goals and an assist, Calle Jarnkrok had a goal and an assist, and Tyler Bertuzzi also scored for Toronto, which got 28 saves from Ilya Samsonov.Matthews is the fifth player in NHL history to open a season with back-to-back hat tricks, joining Alex Ovechkin , Cy Denneny , Joe Malone and Reg Noble .

Coming off the eighth hat trick of his career in the opener, Matthews made it 2-1 at 12:35 on a 4-on-3 power play when his shot from a sharp angle went in off a Minnesota stick for his fifth goal in four periods. But the Wild got back within two 34 seconds later when Boldy beat Samsonov on a shot the netminder will want back, and Rossi batted in his first NHL goal at 9:51 to make it 4-3 through 40 minutes.

The Leafs tough guy, who played 61 games with the Wild last season, also fought Montreal defenceman Arber Xhekaj on Wednesday.Saturday's performance aside, Wild hit a home run when they traded disgruntled goaltender Cam Talbot to Ottawa for Gustavsson in July 2022.

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