Watch: Leafs strike 3 times in less than a minute
Timothy T. Ludwig / USA Today Sports
The Buffalo Sabres barely had time to blink before the Toronto Maple Leafs put a trifecta of tallies on the scoreboard.
Leo Komarov, Auston Matthews, and James van Riemsdyk all scored in a 43-second span early in the first period Monday night, giving the Leafs a 3-0 advantage just over five minutes into the game.
The @MapleLeafs scored three times in 0:43, 0:04 shy of their franchise record for fastest three goals from Jan. 20, 1940 vs. NYA (0:39). pic.twitter.com/NchCEGk6qB
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) April 4, 2017
Komarov picked up his 14th of the season, Matthews set a slew of records with his 39th, and Van Riemsdyk notched his 26th of the campaign.
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