Auston Matthews hat trick powers Maple Leafs to win over Kraken

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Auston Matthews had his third hat trick of the season to raise his NHL-leading goal total to 43 as the Toronto Maple Leafs rallied to beat the Seattle Kraken 6-4 on Tuesday night.

Mitch Marner scored the tiebreaking goal midway through the third period, and William Nylander and John Tavares each added a goal and an assist for Toronto, which got 26 saves from Jack Campbell.

T.J. Brodie and Michael Bunting had two assists apiece and Marner, who also had an assist, extended his point streak to eight games.

"We’re never down and out," Marner said. "That’s the belief in our team, belief in our locker room and on the bench.

"We just get over it and make sure we’re ready for the next shift or next opportunity."

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Toronto Maple Leafs forward Auston Matthews (34) celebrates his hat trick with teammate Morgan Rielly (44) during the third period of an NHL hockey game against the Seattle Kraken, Tuesday, March 8, 2022, in Toronto. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP)

Toronto, which surrendered a 3-1 lead to Seattle, was up 3-0 following the first period of Monday’s 5-4 road victory over Columbus before the Blue Jackets tied things up. That came on the heels of Saturday’s 6-4 home loss to the Vancouver Canucks in which the Leafs held a 4-3 edge through 40 minutes.

"We’d really just like to be more consistent," Matthews said. "Definitely some things for us to clean up."

Colin Blackwell had a goal and an assist and Carson Soucy, Alex Wennberg and Jaden Schwartz also scored for Seattle. Philipp Grubauer stopped 25 shots for the expansion Kraken, who fell to 1-9-1 in their last 11 games.

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