Steven Lorentz scored the game-winner in the third period as the Toronto Maple Leafs edged the host Anaheim Ducks 3-2 on Sunday night.

With the victory, Toronto increased its lead atop the Atlantic Division to three points over Tampa Bay and Florida.

Max Domi and Mitch Marner also tallied for the Maple Leafs (45-25-4, 94 points), who have won back-to-back games, have points in four straight (3-0-1) and are 7-3-1 over their last 11. Joseph Woll made 29 saves.

Leo Carlsson and Sam Colangelo responded for Anaheim (32-33-8, 72 points), which had its win streak halted at two games. Lukas Dostal stopped 20 shots in the loss.

Toronto took a 3-2 lead at 11:35 of the third as Lorentz redirected a David Kampf shot past Dostal for his seventh goal of the season.

Colangelo had tied it 2-2 on a power play at 2:16 of the third period, tapping in his own rebound off a Trevor Zegras feed for his seventh of the season.

Marner doubled the Leafs’ lead at 6:29 of the second period, out-racing Radko Gudas for a loose puck and beating Dostal on a breakaway for his 23rd goal of the season.

The forward, who paces the Leafs with 91 points in 73 games this season, has points in five straight games (two goals, six assists).

Carlsson got the Ducks on the board 1:21 later, putting a shot past a screened Woll for his 20th of the season. Carlsson has 21 points (11 goals, 10 assists) over his last 19 games.

The Ducks outshot the Leafs 11-6, but it was Toronto with a 1-0 lead after 20 minutes.

Domi opened the scoring with 36 seconds remaining in the first period, toe-dragging around Gudas and backhanding a shot up and over Dostal’s glove for his eighth of the season.

Troy Terry collided with teammate Frank Vatrano with 6:18 to play in the third period, went straight to the Ducks dressing room and did not return.

Sunday was the second and final meeting between Anaheim and Toronto. The Leafs edged the Ducks 3-2 in Toronto on Dec. 12.

–Field Level Media