After outshooting the Calgary Flames 10-1 in the first period, the Toronto Maple Leafs got hemmed in their own end for about 30 minutes straight. It wasn’t until Calgary tied the game in the third period when Toronto started to kick things into gear again.
The final score was 4-3 Leafs, but there was a lot of junk in there. To help guide my thoughts on this bizarre night, let’s go through each player individually.
4/5 Stars
Game Puck: Jake Muzzin (LD, #8) — Full disclosure: I was planning on giving his partner this award, but after Muzzin flipped the puck at Matthew Tkachuk when the final buzzer rang, he gave me no choice.