In the first article of this series, we briefly covered the Maple Leafs breakout. If you’d like to read that article you can find it here. The Maple Leafs use aggressive forward routes, leading to a lower percentage of controlled exits, but also fewer failed exits as well. This is one of the reasons the Leafs are regarded as a “fast” team.
In the second article, we dove in much deeper detail. We poured through some data to find some interesting trends that occur when the Bruins and Maple Leafs meet. The Bruins keep the Maple Leafs low in the zone and close to the boards.