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NHL: Maple Leafs overcome slow start, beat Wild

TORONTO (AP) — Mitch Marner had a goal and two assists and the Toronto Maple Leafs overcame a slow start and beat the Minnesota Wild 4-2 on Tuesday night.

Andreas Johnsson had a goal and an assist, and Auston Matthews and John Tavares also scored for Toronto. Frederik Andersen made 27 saves.

Maple Leafs defenseman Morgan Rielly added four assists in the second period, tying a franchise record for assists in a period of a regular-season game set by Rick Vaive on March 12, 1984.

Luke Kunin and Gerald Mayhew scored for Minnesota. Devan Dubnyk stopped 30 shots for the Wild, who were coming off a 2-0 win at Ottawa on Monday.

After falling behind early for the sixth time in seven games overall and the fifth time in five home dates, Toronto rallied with four goals in the second period.

Tavares got things going at 1:58 when he scored on a slap shot off the post and past Dubnyk for his second of the season.

The goal came after head coach Mike Babcock moved Trevor Moore up to play with Tavares and Marner. Kasperi Kapanen slid down the lineup to join Alexander Kerfoot and Ilya Mikheyev.

Marner then gave the Leafs their first lead on a power play at 7:17. He took a no-look pass from Johnsson down low and fired a shot through the pads that Dubnyk.

The Wild, who will play 13 of their first 18 games on the road, appeared to have a chance to even the score later in the period, but Ryan Hartman pulled down Leafs defenseman Jake Muzzin with Ryan Donato off to the races on a breakaway.

Toronto made Minnesota pay 10 seconds later when Johnsson batted a puck out of the air in Dubnyk’s crease at 8:29. The Leafs connected on two of their first three power-play opportunities after entering 5 for 22 on the season.

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