The Leafs looked fairly strong in the early goings of this game, with P.A. Parenteau getting a great chance to open the scoring less than 5 minutes in, after some strong work behind the Florida net by Zach Hyman. Florida returned a couple of chances on Jonathan Bernier, but he was equal to the task.
Toronto took the first penalty of the game, as Florida applied pressure and hemmed the Leafs in 7 minutes into the game. Milan Michalek speared Jonathan Huberdeau as Huberdeau attempted to create traffic for a point shot in front of Bernier.