Only a goal post and several ten-bell save by the Penguins goalie Tristan Jarry prevented the narrative from being “Determined Toronto Maple Leafs Storm Back” with four or five late second period goals.
But rules are rules, so since the Leafs didn’t pull of the miraculous comeback, I’ve got to pretend they didn’t try or something. (Sometimes it’s confusing to try and follow the logic of this fanbase).
Since they were down 5-0, I probably shouldn’t point out that at 5v5 the score was 2-2 (with both of those goals being extremely fluky) and that their goalie played amazing while ours was probably Michael Hutchinson wearing Freddie Andersen’s jersey.