TORONTO -- Alex Steen and Nik Antropov had third-period goals for Toronto and Maple Leafs captain Mats Sundin also scored in what could have been his final game for Toronto, a 3-1 victory over the Atlanta Thrashers tonight.
It was the Maple Leafs' last home game before Tuesday's trade deadline and Sundin is expected to meet agent J.P. Barry in Ottawa tomorrow to discuss the no-movement clause in his contract that interim GM Cliff Fletcher wants him to waive.
Despite acknowledging that request, Sundin sounds content to finish the season in Toronto rather than accept a trade elsewhere.
Steen's goal at 2:53 of the third period stood up as the winner. One day after signing a two-year contract extension, he raced in on the wing and backhanded a shot over Kari Lehtonen's left shoulder to make it 2-1. Antropov scored an insurance goal at 12:44.
Recchi opened the scoring for Atlanta at 11:54 of the first period during a power play. He was standing alone at the side of the goal and banged in a rebound off a Marian Hossa shot for his 12th goal of the season.
Sundin tied it 1-1 at 3:53 of the second period after a nifty play by Kyle Wellwood. The Leafs winger passed the puck from the high slot and the captain one-timed it by Lehtonen for his 25th of the season and perhaps the final of his career in blue and white.
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May 1st, 2025
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