TORONTO -- Auston Matthews scored twice for the Toronto Maple Leafs in a 7-4 win against the Nashville Predators at Scotiabank Arena on Tuesday.

Oliver Ekman-Larsson , John Tavares and William Nylander each had a goal and two assists, and Matthew Knies had three assists for the Maple Leafs (2-2-0), who lost consecutive games to the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday and Monday. Cayden Primeau made 27 saves in his Toronto debut.

Michael McCarron , Erik Haula , Roman Josi and Nick Perbix scored, and Justus Annunen made 22 saves in his season debut for the Predators (2-1-1), who defeated the Ottawa Senators 4-1 on Monday.

Tavares put Toronto up 3-2 at 8:49 of the second period when he jammed in a loose puck at the top of the goal crease off a rebound from Nylander’s shot.

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