John Tavares had a hat trick and Max Pacioretty chipped in three assists in a 6-4 Toronto Maple Leafs’ victory Monday that ended the Winnipeg Jets’ reign as the only unbeaten NHL team.
Winnipeg had opened the season with a franchise-record eight consecutive victories (8-1-0).
The Maple Leafs (5-4-1) snapped a three-game winless skid (0-2-1) in front of Winnipeg’s first sellout crowd of the season at Canada Life Centre. Many of the 15,325 fans cheered loudly while sporting Toronto jerseys.
William Nylander had a goal and two assists and Matthew Knies and Morgan Rielly also scored for Toronto. Pacioretty’s helpers came after he was moved from the fourth line to the second for the game.
Anthony Stolarz made 19 saves for the Maple Leafs.
Kyle Connor had a hat trick and added an assist for the Jets, extending his point streak to nine games (nine goals, five assists). That mark set a franchise-record for longest point streak to start …