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Maple Leafs try, but can't dig themselves out of hole in Chicago

We’ll share points after every game throughout the Toronto Maple Leafs season.

Why is it always exciting when the Toronto Maple Leafs show up to play the Blackhawks in Chicago on a Sunday night?

Well for one, it seems to bring out the best in Auston Matthews, who relishes the opportunity to play against one of his favourite players growing up, Patrick Kane.

And two, the Leafs tend to throw an underperforming backup netminder out there with him.

The Leafs came close, but in the end could not overcome their blasphemous opening period, eventually falling 5-4.