Millen understatement of the night "that pair has been struggling a little bit..."

It's against teams like this that you really notice how badly Polak struggles against speed.

Matthews
HM: Nylander

x2

A lot to like about a lot of the guys this game.

Goat horns: I thought Gardiner had one of his weakest games this season.

Marner
HM Carrick

Kudos to the special teams in general

In that original game 100 years ago the Arenas scored 9. Just saying...

Kapanen looked lost defensively in that extended shift in the Leafs' zone and lost his check twice. The first one was that point blank opportunity and the 2nd was a very lucky bounce or it would have been another 10-bell chance. His offensive speed is amazing but he's going to have a tough time making the lineup if he can't execute his assignments in the D-zone.

Big Mac
HM: Nylander

+1

MotM: Bozak
HM: Rielly

Pretty perfect road 1st period. Even better with a back-to-back so Babs can roll all 4 lines all night.

Maybe their best period of the season, considering the opposition and being on the road.

Rielly looks like he really was the best player in his draft.

It's looking that way, although it was a pretty top-weak draft. Looking at the 2013-2016 picks the top three of each would probably go ahead of Rielly

Pretty perfect road 1st period. Even better with a back-to-back so Babs can roll all 4 lines all night.