John Tavares' 11th career hat trick propels Leafs past Flyers
John Tavares had three goals and an assist, and the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the visiting Philadelphia Flyers 5-2 on Wednesday night.
It was the 11th career hat trick for the Maple Leafs captain.
Auston Matthews and Zach Aston-Reese also scored for the Maple Leafs, who had lost four in a row. Mitchell Marner and Morgan Rielly each added two assists.
Ilya Samsonov stopped 23 shots for Toronto.
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