TORONTO -- The schedule-maker handed the Stars a win Tuesday night, but they refused to take it.
The Toronto Maple Leafs were returning from a six-game road trip that ender in an overtime loss against the Islanders Monday, while the Stars were coming off of two-days rest and were snug in their Toronto beds when the young Leafs finally touched down early Tuesday morning.
Yet a Toronto team that had allowed 22 goals in its previous four games took a 3-1 win over a Stars team that desperately needs points to stay in the shooting distance of the second wildcard playoff spot in the Western Conference.