Auston Matthews notches first-career five-point night, William Nylander registers 500th point as Maple Leafs obliterate Ducks [Video]

The Maple Leafs avoided a letdown game against a basement-dwelling opponent, absolutely destroying the Ducks by a score of 9-2.

Despite the notable absences in the Leafs’ lineup, Toronto took care of business and then some against the Ducks on Saturday night. Auston Matthews stayed red hot, William Nylander registered his 500th career point, and Bobby McMann kept his string of surprise offense and overall strong play rolling. 

Your game in 10:

1.  With John Tavares out of commission for this game, there was added pressure on the top line to carry the load offensively. It didn’t take them long to get on the scoreboard.

Matthew Knies broke into the offensive zone and attempted to make a move to the inside, but Radko Gudas ended up swatting the puck into the corner and boxing Knies out. Knies peeled off as he saw Mitch Marnerracing to the corner, and Marner beat Gudas to the puck and poked it behind the …