<p>The Leafs cruised to a 5-1 win over the Kraken on Sunday night. Auston Matthews lit the lamp twice, Mitch Marner set up three straight goals and Ilya Samsonov outdueled both Kraken goaltenders. Below are the highlights from the game.</p>
<p>Vince Dunn opened the scoring after the Leafs failed to clear the zone. Jordan Eberle set him up in the slot and Dunn beat Samsonov blocker side&#8230;</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Vince Dunn just likes scoring against the Maple Leafs 🤷 <a href="https://t.co/i6ZmfDn2qU">pic.twitter.com/i6ZmfDn2qU</a></p>
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<p>The Leafs tied it up a couple minutes later. Mark Giordano beat a screened Philipp Grubauer with a soft shot from the top of the circle to make it 1-1&#8230;</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Mark&#8230;.</p>
<p>Geee-or-DAAAAAAAAAN-O!!! <a href="https://t.co/lhzP2QqDtf">pic.twitter.com/lhzP2QqDtf</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Toronto Maple Leafs (@MapleLeafs) <a href="https://twitter.com/MapleLeafs/status/1629999178456895489?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 27, 2023</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>John Tavares put the Leafs up one cleaning up Justin Holl&#8217;s point shot. 2-1 Leafs&#8230;</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">HERE&#39;S JOHNNY!!! <a href="https://t.co/oKnfUIQwQ4">pic.twitter.com/oKnfUIQwQ4</a></p>
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<p>They got an insurance marker from Timothy Liljegren later in the first. Mitch Marner found him all alone and he hammered a one timer to make it 3-1&#8230;</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">HIMOTHY!! <a href="https://t.co/BWlq551PI1">pic.twitter.com/BWlq551PI1</a></p>
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<p>Matthews put the Leafs up three early in the second period. He did his best Vladdy Guerrero Jr. impression batting the puck past Grubauer. That was it for Grubauer. Martin Jones replaced him after the goal&#8230;</p>
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<p lang="sv" dir="ltr">Hey batta batta!! <a href="https://t.co/aUawRuIBfS">pic.twitter.com/aUawRuIBfS</a></p>
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<p>Giordano set the all-time blocked shots record with this play a minute later&#8230;</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Mark Giordano makes history </p>
<p>2045 blocks <a href="https://t.co/Fg2Ml5eun4">pic.twitter.com/Fg2Ml5eun4</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Omar (@TicTacTOmar) <a href="https://twitter.com/TicTacTOmar/status/1630012936289677314?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 27, 2023</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>The Kraken tried to get back into the game but Samsonov wasn&#8217;t having it. He denied Alex Wennberg late in the second&#8230;</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">strong read from Samsonov on this save <a href="https://t.co/4tHaGeknfk">pic.twitter.com/4tHaGeknfk</a></p>
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<p>Noel Acciari made his presence felt with this hit on Jared McCann in the third period&#8230;</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">McCann ran into a wall named Noel Acciari <a href="https://t.co/2ecAUsMROi">pic.twitter.com/2ecAUsMROi</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Omar (@TicTacTOmar) <a href="https://twitter.com/TicTacTOmar/status/1630024547821821953?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 27, 2023</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>The solid play from Samsonov continued. He stretched out to make a beauty pad save and keep the Leafs up by three&#8230;</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">at the top of the crease with good positioning and Samsonov makes the save <a href="https://t.co/3bqhMwHyUO">pic.twitter.com/3bqhMwHyUO</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Omar (@TicTacTOmar) <a href="https://twitter.com/TicTacTOmar/status/1630025476289822720?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 27, 2023</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>Marner set up Matthews for his second goal of the game. Three straight primary assists for Marner. 5-1 Leafs final.</p>
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<p lang="ht" dir="ltr">PAPI DOUBLE DIPS 🚨 <a href="https://t.co/ywJu793LXK">pic.twitter.com/ywJu793LXK</a></p>
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The Leafs cruised to a 5-1 win over the Kraken on Sunday night. Auston Matthews lit the lamp twice, Mitch Marner set up three straight goals and Ilya Samsonov outdueled both Kraken goaltenders. Below are the highlights from the game.

Vince Dunn opened the scoring after the Leafs failed to clear the zone. Jordan Eberle set him up in the slot and Dunn beat Samsonov blocker side...

https://twitter.com/Sportsnet/status/1629998697680449536

The Leafs tied it up a couple minutes later. Mark Giordano beat a screened Philipp Grubauer with a soft shot from the top of the circle to make it 1-1...

https://twitter.com/MapleLeafs/status/1629999178456895489

John Tavares put the Leafs up one cleaning up Justin Holl's point shot. 2-1 Leafs...

https://twitter.com/MapleLeafs/status/1630000499293552640

They got an insurance marker from Timothy Liljegren later in the first. Mitch Marner found him all alone and he hammered a one timer to make it 3-1...

https://twitter.com/MapleLeafs/status/1630003664034357248

Matthews put the Leafs up three early in the second period. He did his best Vladdy Guerrero Jr. impression batting the puck past Grubauer. That was it for Grubauer. Martin Jones replaced him after the goal...

https://twitter.com/MapleLeafs/status/1630012933597200384

Giordano set the all-time blocked shots record with this play a minute later...

https://twitter.com/TicTacTOmar/status/1630012936289677314

The Kraken tried to get back into the game but Samsonov wasn't having it. He denied Alex Wennberg late in the second...

https://twitter.com/TicTacTOmar/status/1630017464770650113

Noel Acciari made his presence felt with this hit on Jared McCann in the third period...

https://twitter.com/TicTacTOmar/status/1630024547821821953

The solid play from Samsonov continued. He stretched out to make a beauty pad save and keep the Leafs up by three...

https://twitter.com/TicTacTOmar/status/1630025476289822720

Marner set up Matthews for his second goal of the game. Three straight primary assists for Marner. 5-1 Leafs final.

https://twitter.com/MapleLeafs/status/1630028347261734913
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Matthews pots two, Leafs dominate the Kraken 5-1: Game Highlights

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