diff --git a/packages/flutter/example/game/lib/node.dart b/packages/flutter/example/game/lib/node.dart
index 9f30bc55fe..4c34d113be 100644
--- a/packages/flutter/example/game/lib/node.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter/example/game/lib/node.dart
@@ -409,20 +409,20 @@ class Node {
 
   // Rendering
 
-  void _visit(PaintingCanvas canvas) {
+  void _visit(PaintingCanvas canvas, Matrix4 totalMatrix) {
     assert(canvas != null);
     if (!visible) return;
 
-    _prePaint(canvas);
-    _visitChildren(canvas);
-    _postPaint(canvas);
+    _prePaint(canvas, totalMatrix);
+    _visitChildren(canvas, totalMatrix);
+    _postPaint(canvas, totalMatrix);
   }
 
-  void _prePaint(PaintingCanvas canvas) {
-    _savedTotalMatrix = new Matrix4.fromFloat32List(canvas.getTotalMatrix());;
+  void _prePaint(PaintingCanvas canvas, Matrix4 matrix) {
+    _savedTotalMatrix = new Matrix4.copy(matrix);
 
     // Get the transformation matrix and apply transform
-    canvas.concat(transformMatrix.storage);
+    matrix.multiply(transformMatrix);
   }
 
   /// Paints this node to the canvas.
@@ -444,7 +444,7 @@ class Node {
   void paint(PaintingCanvas canvas) {
   }
 
-  void _visitChildren(PaintingCanvas canvas) {
+  void _visitChildren(PaintingCanvas canvas, Matrix4 totalMatrix) {
     // Sort children if needed
     _sortChildren();
 
@@ -454,23 +454,24 @@ class Node {
     while (i < _children.length) {
       Node child = _children[i];
       if (child.zPosition >= 0.0) break;
-      child._visit(canvas);
+      child._visit(canvas, totalMatrix);
       i++;
     }
 
     // Paint this node
+    canvas.setMatrix(totalMatrix.storage);
     paint(canvas);
 
     // Visit children in front of this node
     while (i < _children.length) {
       Node child = _children[i];
-      child._visit(canvas);
+      child._visit(canvas, totalMatrix);
       i++;
     }
   }
 
-  void _postPaint(PaintingCanvas canvas) {
-    canvas.setMatrix(_savedTotalMatrix.storage);
+  void _postPaint(PaintingCanvas canvas, Matrix4 totalMatrix) {
+    totalMatrix.setFrom(_savedTotalMatrix);
   }
 
   // Receiving update calls
diff --git a/packages/flutter/example/game/lib/sprite.dart b/packages/flutter/example/game/lib/sprite.dart
index afccb1ab53..d040164eff 100644
--- a/packages/flutter/example/game/lib/sprite.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter/example/game/lib/sprite.dart
@@ -67,9 +67,6 @@ class Sprite extends NodeWithSize {
   }
 
   void paint(PaintingCanvas canvas) {
-    // Store old matrix
-    Matrix4 savedMatrix = new Matrix4.fromFloat32List(canvas.getTotalMatrix());
-
     // Account for pivot point
     applyTransformForPivot(canvas);
 
@@ -111,8 +108,5 @@ class Sprite extends NodeWithSize {
       canvas.drawRect(new Rect.fromLTRB(0.0, 0.0, size.width, size.height),
       new Paint()..color = new Color.fromARGB(255, 255, 0, 0));
     }
-
-    // Restore matrix
-    canvas.setMatrix(savedMatrix.storage);
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/flutter/example/game/lib/sprite_box.dart b/packages/flutter/example/game/lib/sprite_box.dart
index 52e2ba45c6..a1d53b18c1 100644
--- a/packages/flutter/example/game/lib/sprite_box.dart
+++ b/packages/flutter/example/game/lib/sprite_box.dart
@@ -328,7 +328,8 @@ class SpriteBox extends RenderBox {
     canvas.concat(transformMatrix.storage);
 
     // Draw the sprite tree
-    _rootNode._visit(canvas);
+    Matrix4 totalMatrix = new Matrix4.fromFloat32List(canvas.getTotalMatrix());
+    _rootNode._visit(canvas, totalMatrix);
 
     canvas.restore();
   }