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The Associated Press
TORONTO -- Jake McCabe scored at 1:30 of overtime and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Pittsburgh Penguins, 3-2, on Monday night.
Auston Matthews got his NHL-leading 65th goal of the season to go along with an assist, while Matthew Knies also scored for Toronto. Ilya Samsonov made 30 saves.
Rickard Rakell and Drew O'Connor scored for Pittsburgh, which is now 6-0-3 over its last nine to get back into the Eastern Conference playoff race. Alex Nedeljkovic had 20 saves.
The Penguins are tied with Detroit for the second wild card in the Eastern Conference, and trail the New York Islanders by one point for third place in the Metropolitan Division.
In the extra period, McCabe took a pass from Auston Matthews after a near mix-up at Toronto's bench and buried his eighth goal of the season.
Matthews gave Toronto a 2-1 lead on the power play at 1:22 of the third period when he ripped a one-timer 3 seconds into the man advantage. Matthews has scored six times in the last five games, and remains on pace to put up 69 goals with five games left in the season as he looks to become the first player to hit 70 in more than three decades.
Matthews' 65 goals matched Alex Ovechkin's total from 2007-08 -- the most by an active player and the NHL's high-water mark since Mario Lemieux scored 69 in 1995-96.
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Penguins: Host Detroit on Thursday night to open a three-game homestand.
Maple Leafs: At New Jersey tonight.