{"id":412691,"date":"2023-02-16T00:59:44","date_gmt":"2023-02-16T05:59:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/ca\/?post_type=news&#038;p=412691"},"modified":"2023-02-16T01:00:12","modified_gmt":"2023-02-16T06:00:12","slug":"maple-leafs-hand-blackhawks-third-straight-loss","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/news\/maple-leafs-hand-blackhawks-third-straight-loss\/","title":{"rendered":"Maple Leafs hand Blackhawks third straight loss"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"article-item__preview\">\n<p>William Nylander opened the scoring after just 9 seconds into the game and had two assists as the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Chicago Blackhawks 5-2 on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"zxx\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Fqe9s9qkc0\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/Fqe9s9qkc0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Toronto Maple Leafs (@MapleLeafs) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MapleLeafs\/status\/1626034045506158592?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">February 16, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>This marks the third straight loss for the Blackhawks, who haven&#8217;t lost three straight since December when they would go on to lose five.<\/p>\n<p>Nylander joined Auston Matthews, John Tavares and Phil Kessel as the only Maples players over the last 20 years to reach 30 goals in 55 games or fewer.<\/p>\n<p>The goal was the also fourth-fastest to start a game in franchise history behind only Charlie Conacher in 1932 (7 seconds), Mitch Marner in 2019 (7 seconds) and Ted Kennedy in 1953 (8 seconds).<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">William Nylander joined Auston Matthews (4x; last: 2021-22), John Tavares (2018-19) and Phil Kessel (2011-12) as the fourth <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MapleLeafs?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@MapleLeafs<\/a> player in the past 20 years to reach the 30-goal mark in 55 or fewer games.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NHLStats?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#NHLStats<\/a>: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/W4xXBsNL9y\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/t.co\/W4xXBsNL9y<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EX4f43xax9\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/EX4f43xax9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PR_NHL\/status\/1626015826233917440?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">February 16, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Matthews, Tavares and Rasmus Sandin each added a goal and an assist, and Conor Timmins also scored for the Maple Leafs, who won for the fifth time in eight games.<\/p>\n<p>&#8221;I didn&#8217;t think the game had much life to it. Not what you come to expect in terms of what it&#8217;s like to play in the NHL,&#8221; Toronto coach Sheldon Keefe said. &#8221;We&#8217;re happy to get through it with two points.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Sam Lafferty and Phillip Kurashev each had a goal and assist for Chicago.<\/p>\n<p>Kurashev notched the second goal for the Blackhawks, his first since January 19. He now has seven goals and 14 assists on the season.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Our guys fought to the end,&#8221; Blackhawks coach Luke Richardson said. &#8221;There was no give-up.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Blackhawks visit Ottawa Senators on Friday night to finish a four-game trip. 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