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Joseph Woll stops 31 shots as Leafs blank Golden Knights
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Joseph Woll stops 31 shots as Leafs blank Golden Knights

NHL: Vegas Golden Knights at Toronto Maple LeafsNovember 20, 2024; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Toronto Maple Leafs forward Bobby McMann (74) and Vegas Golden Knights defenseman Noah Hanifin (15) battle for the puck during the first period at Scotiabank Arena. Mandatory credits: John E. Sokolowski-Imagn images

Fraser Minten scored his first career NHL goal, Joseph Woll earned his second career shutout and the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the visiting Vegas Golden Knights 3-0 on Wednesday.

Woll made 31 saves and earned his first shutout of the season.

William Nylander added a goal and an assist for the Maple Leafs, who have won three in a row. Pontus Holmberg contributed an empty net goal, and Mitch Marner and John Tavares each had two assists as Toronto won for the sixth time in seven games.

Adin Hill stopped 23 shots for the Golden Knights in the opener of a five-game road trip. Vegas has lost two in a row.

Minten scored from the slot on a 9-foot snap at 8:53 of the first period. Nylander worked the puck from the neutral zone to the left edge of the net behind the goal line before throwing a backhand pass forward. Minten played his first NHL game of the season and the fifth of his career.

Toronto’s Matthew Knies went to the locker room at 7:59 of the second period after taking a hit from Zach Whitecloud. He did not return. Simon Benoit of the Maple Leafs received a double minor roughing penalty for a subsequent skirmish, and Whitecloud received one roughing minor.

Vegas controlled much of the play in the second period, but didn’t have many dangerous chances from 16 shots on goal during that period. The Maple Leafs managed just six shots on goal in the frame.

Nylander scored his 13th goal of the season on a power play at 3:01 of the third period, completing a two-on-one break with Marner. That followed a two-on-one short-handed break by Vegas, which was foiled. Whitecloud serves a hooking penalty.

Holmberg scored his first of the season at 16:41 of the third period.

Toronto placed Max Domi (lower-body injury) on injured reserve on Wednesday and recalled Nikita Grebenkin from the AHL Toronto Marlies. Grebenkin made his NHL debut and had one shot on goal in 11:05 of ice time.

Minten was recalled from the Marlies on Tuesday when David Kampf (lower body injury) landed on IR.

–Field-level media