NHL Highlights | Penguins vs. Maple Leafs - December 16, 2023

In Kyle Dubas' return to Toronto, the Maple Leafs stepped up their game with Martin Jones recording a 38-save shutout, Matthew Knies finishing a Gordie Howe Hat Trick and Max Domi registering three points in a 7-0 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins.
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00:00:00 - 1st Regulation Period
00:03:37 - 2nd Regulation Period
00:07:32 - 3rd Regulation Period

[@Killa_Zman20]

Kyle Dubas makes his return, only to get shut out by a whole touchdown…. Couldn’t have asked for a better game by the Leafs!

[@trappenweisseguy27]

Kyle Dumbass, fixed it for you 😁.

[@pwc1021]

Just a pity that the Leafs didn't try for a 2 point conversion....😊😉

[@Killa_Zman20]

@@pwc1021 yeah, I was kinda hoping for that.

[@trvman1]

More reasons why Crosby will retire at the end of 2025 season when his contract is up

[@sidetrak85]

@@trvman1 Crosby still loves playing and said he'll play until he gets the same sign as Gretzky. 31p in 29g. He's signing another contract. He's needs 90p to tie Lemieux and after that's it's all bonuses. Obviously I just sound like a douchebage that thinks he knows everything but I would put money on the fact that at this point, with his place cemented as one of the best captain team player and leader ever in the game, he's going to chase individual stats. This is coming from a Caps fan.

[@mikepech6822]

I think this game has had some of the most beautiful plays I've seen by the Leafs. No hogging, beautiful passing just great teamwork and great goaltending. It showed us what they are capable of.

[@Boomheadshot520]

IMHO I feel like this is what we were expecting from the Leafs this season consistently every game with the talent they have, especially at the forward position.

[@justinbarton8808]

Absolute Domination. Maybe the best game the leafs have played this season.

[@gabrieladkinsGS]

Yeah. Can't even watch the LFR as Steve is going to be insufferable. Penguin made some major defense blunder decisions. Leafs are a very good team and their major vulnerability is famously psychological.

[@winzinnewf]

​@@gabrieladkinsGSif you think he's insufferable why even watch any of the videos? Do you only watch when they lose so that you can see him miserable?

[@savvyguy1353]

Strongly agree

[@saauuccEE]

hes every single leaf fan combined into a super fan, hes always got the passion. @@gabrieladkinsGS

[@aidan213]

@@winzinnewf that’s literally the reason anyone who isn’t a leaf fan watches him lol

[@braydentan985]

Gordie Howe hat trick ✅️ Defense was actually decent ✅️ Shutout win ✅️ They pulled this off without Matthews ✅️ Leafs standing up for their players ✅️ Fantastic win for the leafs tonight

[@shoresy4084]

Defense was okay but not great, they still allowed 39 shots on goal. But Jones was stellar

[@ssj3steve]

Was looking for Matthews the whole game. He needs to keep up the pace and netting those goals! Great game by Toronto but I was on pins and needles thinking it was too good to be true.

[@daltondrouillard9308]

Let's see if they can pull off a stanley cup win in my grandpa's lifetime.

[@ryanppryce5979]

He wasnt playing lmao ​@@ssj3steve

[@waynecaudle2204]

@@shoresy4084he wasn’t stellar he was solid

[@joshmartin4815]

Knies with the Geordie Howe hat-trick in 22 minutes

[@Killa_Zman20]

It was a very Knies game played by Matthew!

[@chrisg1556]

Yeah, he looked energized tonight. He's clearly feeling better 😂

[@stevet5087]

Surprised but awesome!

[@Outta-hz1ej]

Almost a natural Gordie

[@LucicPower]

Geordie Laforge?

[@davidrudd6550]

Knives & Domi!! KD played good. I loved how Knies immediately went into payback mode on that hit. Our team is gonna need backbone in the playoffs and the new guys are showing the way.

[@arashi3483]

Easily Toronto's most dominate game of the year. The amount of posts and bars they hit and the goal which was waved off, it could have easily been 10-0.

[@Killa_Zman20]

Fun fact: the leafs have outscored their opponents 12-1 in the last 4 periods and an overtime dating back to Thursday against Columbus.

[@simondumoulin2254]

​@@Killa_Zman20Fun fact : the last time the Leafs won the Stanley cup a loaf of bread cost 20 cents...

[@eatmeskivys]

@@simondumoulin2254 The last time the Leafs won the cup , I was 7, and now I'm 63 and still waiting ...

[@07foxmulder]

⁠@@simondumoulin2254Fun fact: your mom sells herself for less than 20 cents on the corner….

[@shawnpitman876]

@@simondumoulin2254 Fun fact: You're just salty that the team you cheer for has never won a cup.

[@DirtyMikeTM]

Holy Crap, the Leafs came out for blood tonight. Awesome game by the boys! OMG Jones is turning out to be an awesome goalie, I hope he keeps up the great work. This is the Leafs that all of us Toronto fans LOVE, WANT and NEED.

[@Unapproachable_Light]

Yeah...yeah!

[@JC-be4fu]

Amen to that!

[@jemo9389]

Brad is looking like a GENIUS

[@Hope41656]

Hopefully

[@V.O.Y.S.]

Bert also had himself 3 points tonight. Gotta make sure he gets love too.

[@DarkZ0l]

Watching this live was just a whole other experience

[@JB0i]

Hockey Night in Canada saves the day.

[@SterlsTube2]

Marner showing on the Domi goal like so many others why he gets a lot of secondary assists. They’re huge. He puts the puck in spots that are dangerous every game. The guys a magician.

[@709mash]

Knies of all people with the Gordie Howe Hatty. Well done kid!

[@p1ls726]

Knies is such a good young player.

[@Killa_Zman20]

Damn right he is! happy to have him on my team!

[@austonboston4361]

He really is and, he's got a bit of snarl in his game too

[@Leafs31241]

he is so underrated

[@andrewcrenshaw8093]

Good to see the boys standing up for themselves and each other.

[@paulthompson8793]

Just a complete game from the Leafs tonight.

[@Afterlife7377]

Playoff Chokers

[@chrisg1556]

Beat down in Hogtown. No Matthews, no Brodie, no problem. Another solid game by Jones with a shutout. Honestly, the difference between Samsonov and Jones is night and day right now. Gotta go with the hot goalie. Go! Leafs Go!

[@Killa_Zman20]

By far the most complete game by the Leafs this year!

[@trappenweisseguy27]

Samsonov is a headcase. Like Gump said, “you never know what you’re going to get”.

[@andrewdockrill]

Their going to let sammie go by the end of the year, guaranteed.

[@shoresy4084]

Use Jones and woll in a tandem and send Sammy to the minors to develop or trade him. When the get their D core back they should be more consistently dangerous as well.

[@wastedShaman]

We have a great regular season team. That's where it ends though.

[@mike_b777]

Best game of the season! Love that Knies stood up for Domi! Go leafs go!

[@JC-be4fu]

What a great game! The Leafs were on 🔥 and Jones was magnificent! I love this team!!❤

[@Nimajneb42069]

Man I am so hyped to see domi playing well on this team. The kinda player we’ve been missing in the playoffs

[@deanosanders203]

Did I love that . 7-0, Dubas where are you 😂,

[@eggfooyoung]

The Leafs offseason moves of: Bertuzzi, Domi, Gregor & Jones are really starting to pay off.

[@Leafgirl99]

No Matthews, No Problem! I hope Kyle enjoyed his stay in Toronto 😊

[@jeffreycairns767]

I'd like to see Matthews trade, honestly

[@phils6733]

@@jeffreycairns767that’s why you aren’t a GM 😂 you don’t give up the 2nd best player in the game and the best defensive center for a few players and picks.

[@jeffreycairns767]

@@phils6733 Sure, let's just keep losing because the player doesn't give af about winning here. For him, it's all about the money and fame.

[@TheMightyOdin]

@@jeffreycairns767If it’s fame he wants he would be immortalized forever and treated like royalty till the end of his days if he won a cup with the leafs.

[@LAClarke4ever]

​@@jeffreycairns767so you actually choose to live your life as a complete imbecile. Cool.

[@post1113]

Did the Leaf's dedicate this game to Dubas?

[@teejay214]

that Domi steal was amazing

[@TheMightyOdin]

That was video game level hockey.

[@coolguy_42]

welcome back Dubas :)

[@benprins8240]

Absolutely excellent effort and energy tonight buds, you played a complete game and the result was a landslide. Very impressed with the W😊😁😳✅

[@johnsmith7345]

the boys making a statement for Shanahan

[@benprins8240]

@@johnsmith7345 yup

[@JiffyBiff]

3 really solid games in the last week, with wins against the Preds, Rangers, and Penguins. Managed a couple of points in losses too. 8 out of 10 points, that is pretty, pretty good.

[@macdaniels00]

MATTHEW KNIES WITH HIS FIRST NHL TILLY

[@christopherlowes5471]

GREAT JOB BOYS!! LISTENING TO JOE BOWAN AND JIM RALPH CALL THE GAME ON A SATURDAY NIGHT, MAKES IT SO EUPHORIC!!

[@StephenSmith-zp7pf]

Where's all the Dubas is a genius crowd now.

[@phils6733]

Shanahan was the idiot who hired him over Lou and hunter. I never liked Dubas’s skill only philosophy. Glad he’s gone but what have could have been we will never know.

[@peacebringer8]

What a game. Funny what having a goalie playing well does, eh?

[@chrisg1556]

Jones is doing what Samsonov should be doing. Don't gotta steal wins. Just be solid and stop the shots you should stop.

[@peacebringer8]

​@@chrisg1556precisely! Playing solid and stable is way better than being flashy and making elastic saves due to bad positioning.

[@Rooz247]

we dont go down 5-0 with Knies he has the tazmanian devil in him

[@tylerfortin3239]

​@@303Squadron. Sammy has been letting in garbage lately. Defense hasn't been stellar, but he's gotta be making more saves. He's playing terribly

[@peacebringer8]

@@303Squadron. Sammy has not been playing well man, there's no sugar coating this. Yes, the defense at times have let our goalies out to dry, but Woll and Jones have made key saves on these situations from time to time. Sammy has not been the guy this whole season so far. We know that he can be great if the defense plays perfectly in front of him, but so can most goalies nowadays. Unless he starts PLAYING well, regardless of the defense, I really don't see him as our starter for the time being. Clearly something is not right with him, but unfortunately we can't WAIT for him to be solid

[@Handicripple]

Doctor Jones put on a clinic with the Holy Grail of shutouts.

[@whoami9099]

Dubas is doing great in Pittsburgh

[@TheComedian928]

Absolute onslaught.

[@user-ic1gn5bw3q]

Martin Jones was awesome.

[@nerdly44]

This is one of those games that makes Treliving look like an absolute genius for the moves he made.

[@savvyguy1353]

Great game by Bertuzzi. Gritty stuff by Knies

[@ShawnBlaque]

Welcome home Kyle! Easy win boys

[@jamaldee2355]

Well that was a just a beat down!!!! GG leafs

[@deathwithin1900]

they said that Martin Jones was the best goalie in the preseason for the leafs but waited until Woll got hurt.. send sammy down and keep Martin Jones as the backup to Woll .. and grats on the shutout Mr.Jones

[@chrisg1556]

If Woll and Jones look good come trade deadline Samsonov's 3.5 million off the books could be awfully useful. We'll see what happens.

[@keldonlemon]

Perfect game for the boys here. Love to see first NHL goals too

[@Gurtejbauer24]

I am very proud of Toronto Maple Leafs

[@bobb74ysmith]

TODAY LOL

[@planetcaravan2925]

Life is saved now?

[@user-se7rd6cm6q]

Wait till spring you'll be crying 😂

[@lindengauthier4407]

give it a few months another first round exit

[@olli999]

Absolutely love to see this from Knies.

[@rodneymclellan9027]

Great game by the team. Keep it going

[@GoBudsGo]

Jonesy was amazing tonight, Bertz was elite, JT and Knies standing up for each other, all the lines were contributors, absolute perfection! Imagine how many goals Mathews could have racked up tonight, wow. GO BUDS GO!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@Nimajneb42069]

Domi, bertuzzi, Gregor, jones and a couple of the depth guys on d rn all turning out to be unreal signings from treleving

[@carbonf40]

This must be the Leafs from a parallel universe or something. I check the score, expecting that they've lost, and Holy Moley! A shutout, a Gordie Howe Hat trick, and watching Tavares make Crosby look like a beginner!!! I damn near cried watching that...

[@killagdawg]

You know it's funny you say that cause quietly the leafs have like the 5th best record by points percentage......

[@mikejenz7180]

The Leafs just simply killed it tonight. This was an awesome win. We did everything right. Maybe not perfect but a lot better. Proud of Knies, Jones & Domi GO LEAFS GO

[@jcenterpriseinc]

Great choice in bringing Domi in..he is such a part of this puzzle...and with the new addition this year ...3rd and forth lines are pretty decent and can score and contribute..

[@JB0i]

WHAT A GAME. Best effort of the season. Knies & Domi showing great work together again!

[@NathanShantz]

Jones!!👏👏👏

[@manuelkeats296]

Absolutely ...WOW!

[@Unapproachable_Light]

It was good to see the Leafs play 60 minutes tonight!

[@SuckerEmcee]

Put that in your prissy little pipe and smoke it, Dubas!

[@8halvar]

Martin Jones 🎉🎉

[@torontorox]

the pass from our goalie was an assist on the goal that got the goal scoring goalie pulled and stop stopping the goals against. 💙

[@numbersandsports4206]

Win or lose I still just watch Leaf game highlights, some of the most exciting hockey I have watched in a long time.

[@DybosedGaming]

What a great game! Domi was excellent

[@doinitforfun888]

Marty is not a #3 goalie. He's been to the finals. He has experience sign him for next year Brad. The D like Timmins blocking shots was great tonight.

[@canadianroot]

D was almost flawless. Blocking shots, good positioning, clearing the front of the net immediately, crisp passes out of the zone. A beauty of a game all around.

[@doinitforfun888]

Marty was calm and not out of position. The D is much better than 10 games ago.

[@bopcentral7425]

Domi and knies will be so key for playoff success.

[@timhenderson9794]

So will bert. I truly believe that's why they were signed

[@KL-qs9bn]

Thanks for stopping in for an easy two points Dufas! Don’t let the door hit you on the way out of town AGAIN!

[@bobb74ysmith]

thats DUMB ASS

[@lahiru24]

Jones is a good goalie

[@sj580]

Tavares and Crosby going at it was amazing.

[@jasonrekker4328]

So many nice goals in this one.

[@123sh6wn123]

So many leafs had a great game but let's not forget Bertuzzi, involved all night

[@johnsmith7345]

Bert with 3 Apples

[@15battery69]

Penguins get absolutely TROUNCED by the Leafs & The final score could have easily been 12-0 or 13-0 for Toronto with all the posts & cross bars they hit, & to top it off, the Leafs stopped using their top power play unit in the 2nd & 3rd period...On a different note, Jones should clearly be the Leafs starting #1 goalie moving forward over Samsonov...

[@chrisg1556]

If he continues to play like this and Samsonov continues to struggle, absolutely. Once Woll returns, Jones could be the backup if Samsonov doesn't get his act together.

[@stevendchu]

Rielly hit 2 posts, Marner hit a post, Gregor with the partial break that prob would've counted if they challenged, JT had a bunch of really good chances. Yeah could've easily been double digits

[@WhenAnimalsAttack]

Go Leafs go! Way to show Dubas

[@jordanhodnett5273]

Always been a very big Pittsburg fan but wow Toronto had some very nice plays, it seems like there players are clicking very well together this year

[@davetaylor6366]

Bert had a helluva game!

[@comradeshadovshki]

imagine if they played like this throughout 4 complete playoff rounds...

[@jamiemason2069]

Crosby needs to consider moving teams if he wants a shot at having another run towards the cup in the remainder of his career.

[@JadensRedemption]

JT giving Crosby the business was the highlight of the night

[@landrec2]

Toronto is looking deadly this season.

[@dada_dittrich]

Very solid performance by Martin Jones. Veteran who saved the day in the crease.. Who would say last season, that in this season will be no 1 unknown Woll with veteran Jones backup. I wouldnt be in Samsonov skin now.

[@johnwatson4080]

That's the Martin Jones I remember.

[@moviefanatic709]

What a phenomenal game!!

[@mfdcrowemortified5200]

Just me or has domi been playing like og habs domi recently almost like he found his game back

[@awwwshucks443]

Wow.. no OT

[@electropneumatic]

Domi is absolutely BUZZING.

[@shadowcivilian9942]

amazing!!!

[@jessedt9837]

Wow!

[@andrewdockrill]

Toronto needs more knies hockey, physical, not afraid to throw down and can score. I do feel for crosby, pittsburgh is just old and bad.

[@chrisg1556]

Dubas trading away picks and youth for EK was a big mistake. I get that you wanna try to remain competitive with Crosby still playing well but Pittsburgh got older and slower in the off-season. Gonna be a long few years for pens fans.

[@austonboston4361]

​@@chrisg1556 And...LOVING IT!

[@adventurefilms]

this is the Leafs team we want to see in the playoffs!

[@jeffreycairns767]

You'll never see it with Matthews on the team

[@timhenderson9794]

​@jeffreycairns767 thanks for the input Jeffrey.

[@georgebenevides]

Jones showing he deserves the backup job to Woll when he comes back.

[@user-ui5lu2my8x]

So glad the leafs picked up jones.

[@jamesmarks4361]

the IRON LEAFS what a game they have great scoring talent keep it up goaltending Jones

[@Sheepy_TV]

Awesome game by the Leafs! lets keep it rolling on Tuesday.

[@stewartsnape2936]

We kicked ass tonight, I like that Jones kid he played awesome

[@leafforever9174]

Great game

[@stevendchu]

Leafs had a PP in the 3rd and they deadass put on 4th liners for it, that's gotta be humiliating. Domi and Bertuzzi both coming up big, Brad's UFA singings are starting to look a lot better (we don't talk about Reaves). Penguins need to just rip the band-aid off and start the rebuild. Sid/Malkin/Letang should be allowed to finish their careers elsewhere chasing another Cup. Will be hilarious to see Kyle Dubas actually getting 1st rounders instead of trading them all away this time lmao

[@Mrmapleleaffan13]

Our biggest win of the season

[@user-mt6sc5de7b]

день торонто.красиво.

[@geographyinaction7814]

That was Domi's best game!

[@Rooz247]

Nylander gonna enjoy subway ride home

[@MrMedz91939]

As Kyle watched on dubiously!!!

[@masonharper4610]

That was Domi's best game. I'm not sure if the penguins knew the game started.

[@koshka02]

Omg Matty Knies with the Gordie Howe hat trick. Never thought I'd see that. Now he's a TRUE Maple Leafs legend.

[@STNeish]

Wow, what happened to Pittsburgh's defense? The Leafs must have done that little drop pass play a dozen times and they bought it every time.

[@JasonsGuitarJams]

Domi on fire!!