Frederik Andersen earned his first shutout if the season, the penalty kill looked sharp, and nine different Toronto Maple Leafs recorded a point in a dominating 5-0 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins at PPG Paints Arena on Saturday night.
The Maple Leafs snapped a two-game skid, won their first game without Auston Matthews in the lineup and improved their road record to 6-0-0 (The best road record in the NHL) all in the same night. Not a bad way to build momentum before heading into two days of rest before your next game.
Unlike the Maple Leafs’ 2-1 loss to the Dallas Stars, special teams play turned out to be the catalyst for the Leafs’ best game of the season so far.