With key stars sidelined, the Toronto Maple Leafs again found timely offense from their promising power forward duo. The injury news was not promising before Toronto faced the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday at Scotiabank Arena, but it didn't matter to two players.
The Maple Leafs were not deterred by the pregame news that Auston Matthews and defenseman Chris Tanev would join William Nylander as injury scratches before they faced the Devils. Instead, Bobby McMann and Matthew Knies played starring roles in an important victory.
Knies and McMann have played a prominent role in Toronto's current four-game points streak, delivering important goals and a physical presence while helping fill the void left by the absences of Nylander and, most recently, Matthews and Tanev.