TORONTO (AP) — Auston Matthews scored his 11th goal of the season and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Vancouver Canucks 4-2 on Saturday night to end a two-game losing streak,

William Nylander and Teddy Blueger each had a goal and an assist, and Zack MacEwen also scored for Toronto (8-6-2). The Maple Leafs had two wins and two losses on a four-game trip.

Auston Matthews scores his 11th goal of the season to help the Maple Leafs beat the Canucks 4-2
Toronto Maple Leafs' Auston Matthews (34) celebrates his goal against the Vancouver Canucks with Darren Raddysh (43) during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Vancouver on Saturday, Oct. 31, 2026. (Ethan Cairns/The Canadian Press via AP)

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Brock Boeser and Max Sasson scored for the Canucks (3-12-1). They have one win in their last 13 games.

Auston Matthews scores his 11th goal of the season to help the Maple Leafs beat the Canucks 4-2
Toronto Maple Leafs' Zack MacEwen, not in photo, scores on Vancouver Canucks goaltender Leevi Meriläinen(31) as Zeev Buium (8), and Toronto's Brandon Duhaime (24) watch during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Vancouver on Saturday, Oct. 31, 2026. (Ethan Cairns/The Canadian Press via AP)

Maple Leafs goalie Anthony Stolarz stopped 26 shots and also had an assist on Blueger’s empty-net goal. Leevi Merilainen made 24 saves for the Canucks.

Sasson made things interesting early in the third, drawing the Canucks within a goal.

Auston Matthews scores his 11th goal of the season to help the Maple Leafs beat the Canucks 4-2
Vancouver Canucks' Jamie Oleksiak (4) hits Toronto Maple Leafs' Jack Roslovic (96) during the second period of an NHL hockey game in Vancouver on Saturday, Oct. 31, 2026. (Ethan Cairns/The Canadian Press via AP)

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Matthews gave the Leafs a 2-1 lead at 3:47 of the second period, beating Merilainen on the short side after a pretty back-and-forth pass with defenseman Darren Raddysh.

Auston Matthews scores his 11th goal of the season to help the Maple Leafs beat the Canucks 4-2
Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Anthony Stolarz (41) and Toronto Maple Leafs' Jake McCabe (22) celebrate after defeating the Vancouver Canucks during the third period of an NHL hockey game in Vancouver on Saturday, Oct. 31, 2026. (Ethan Cairns/The Canadian Press via AP)

Maple Leafs: Host Utah on Tuesday night.

Canucks: Host Anaheim on Tuesday night.

Auston Matthews scores his 11th goal of the season to help the Maple Leafs beat the Canucks 4-2
Vancouver Canucks' Max Sasson (63) scores on Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Anthony Stolarz (41) during the third period of an NHL hockey game in Vancouver on Saturday, Oct. 31, 2026. (Ethan Cairns/The Canadian Press via AP)

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