Following a much quieter second period, the Maple Leafs and William Nylander once again made it a two-goal game at 2:27 of the third. Nylander capitalized on a failed clearance from Chicago and walked down the boards before cutting to the middile and roofing a puck over the shoulder of Lehner in tight for his second of the night.
Just over 10 minutes later, John Tavares would pull it back to a one-goal game on the power play with a rebound in front. Off a faceoff draw to Lehner's right to start the man advantage, a shot from the point by Auston Matthews fell to Tavares off Lehner's pad and the forward put home his fifth of the season.
As the Leafs continued to push late, Brandon Saad would answer back 16:24 of the third off the rush. With a loose puck in the slot ahead of the Blackhawks net, Drake Caggiula picked it up and brought it ahead, sending the puck to Toews on the near side. The captain slid a hard pass across the slot to a driving Saad, who deflected the puck into the net for a 5-3 lead.