Matias Maccelli got much-needed successes.
Matias Maccelli replied the Toronto coach nicely Craig Beruben for awakening.
The Finn, who played poorly in the early season, sat on the sidelines of the Pittsburgh game earlier in the week, but his return to the rink against his former club Utah went well.
Maccelli played his most efficient match of the season and scored 1+1 as Toronto won for the third time in a row.
The scoring opened in the second set. Maccelli picked up the end puck and quickly passed it from the knuckle to the one who loaded To Auston Matthewswhich gave Toronto a 2–1 lead.
The 4–2 goal finished by Maccelli came from a nice wrist shot from behind the traffic jam.
Toronto eventually won the match 5–3.
– A great victory as a team. Personally, this felt even better against my former club. Scoring the winning goal also feels really good, for four seasons in the Utah organization, the forward from Turku celebrated after the game.
Maccelli has scored seven (3+4) power points in 13 matches.
Matias Maccelli had a two-point night. AOP / USA TODAY SPORTS