TORONTO – Fraser Minten scored his first NHL goal as the injury-plagued Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Vegas Golden Knights 3-0 on Wednesday night.

William Nylander scored his 13th of the season at 3:01 of the third on the power play. Pontus Holmberg scored an empty goal.

Joseph Woll stopped all 31 shots he faced for his first shutout of the season. Adin Hill got the start for Vegas and made 23 saves.

Toronto has won six of the last seven. Vegas has lost two in a row as coach Bruce Cassidy looks for his 400th career win.

Takeaways

Both teams were without their captains, with Toronto’s Auston Matthews (upper-body injury) missing his seventh straight game and Vegas’ Mark Stone (lower-body) missing his sixth. The Leafs were also missing Max Domi, David Kampf, Max Pacioretty and Calle Jarnkrok, while Ryan Reaves began his five-game suspension for an illegal check to the head on the Oilers’ Darnell Nurse.

Key moment

Toronto forward Matthew Knies was left dazed after a mid-ice hit by Zach Whitecloud in front of the Leafs bench in the second period. Whitecloud, who stood up as he delivered the goal, was not penalized for the heavy check but was given a minor penalty for tangling with Toronto’s Simon Benoit, who was given four minutes for his attempted retaliation. Then the game became more physical. Knies (upper body injury) did not return to the match.

Key stat

Toronto held off the NHL’s second-best power play unit, with Vegas going 0 for 3 with the man advantage.

Next

Toronto concludes a three-game homestand against the Utah Hockey Club on Sunday. Las Vegas continues its five-game road trip in Ottawa on Thursday.

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