Stars stonewall Maple Leafs 5-1

Oct 26, 2023; Dallas, Texas, USA; Dallas Stars center Matt Duchene (95) and Toronto Maple Leafs center David Kampf (64) in action during the game between the Dallas Stars and the Toronto Maple Leafs at the American Airlines Center. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY SportsDallas returned home Sunday night to take on Toronto after a west coast sweep of the San Jose Sharks and Anaheim Ducks. The Leafs, who sat at the bottom of the league at the time of the game, played a tighter game than Dallas might have liked, but ultimately fell 5-1.

Both clubs looked flat in the opening ten minutes of the game and spent a lot of time struggling to maintain possession of the puck in their own zones.…