Pittsburgh and Malkin lost to Toronto in the NHL match

Hockey club (HC) Toronto Maple Leafs defeated HC Pittsburgh Penguins in the home match of the regular season of the National Hockey League (NHL). The match took place on November 4 at the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto and ended with a score of 4:3.

Swedish central striker William Nylander scored for the winners (in the 44th and 46th minutes), American captain Auston Matthews (43rd), and Canadian striker Bobby McMahon (53rd).

Canadian striker Ben Kindel scored twice as part of the Toronto team (17th and 31st), as well as Swedish defender Erik Karlsson (13th). The central striker of the Pittsburgh Penguins, Russian Evgeni Malkin, scored an assist and brought his score this season to 19 points (three goals and 16 assists).

After this victory, Toronto moved up to fifth place in the Eastern Conference standings with 15 points, while Pittsburgh is in fourth place with 18 points.

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