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Game #4 Review: Minnesota Wild 3 vs. Toronto Maple Leafs 2

That is a damning early-season statistic, to be sure, but it was encouraging how the Leafs responded after the disaster in Winnipeg in the opening 40 minutes of this game in Minnesota. They controlled play at even strength for the first half of the game and limited the Wild to one goal on 18 shots after two periods. Offensive zone time, to the eye, seemed to favour the Leafs overall even though the shot attempts were even by the end.

Especially in a back-to-back situation on the road against a rested opponent, this wasn’t an effort the Leafs should hang their heads about.