This was coupled with some power-play success, which has been sorely lacking so far this year.
While the Leafs ended up heavily out-shot, and lost the possession battle as well, a lot of that happened over the course of the second half of the game when Toronto was defending the lead. The Leafs were ahead in chances through two periods, and only the late Dallas push leveled the overall total for the game. The Stars were dominant in controlling the neutral zone, particularly in the third period, when the Leafs had very few controlled entries, lowering their overall numbers.