Jason Robertson vs. Mitch Marner. That was the headliner. Marner’s 19-game point streak versus Roberton’s 18-game point streak. It’s a cool story, but their respective streaks felt tangential to what turned out to be frustrating night for everyone in victory green. In terms of frustrations, take your pick: opposing goaltending; the power play not capitalizing on prime scoring chances, the penalty kill not capitalize on prime scoring chances, etc. The game was a Murphy’s Law of lost opportunities, making the 4-0 outcome feel perfunctory even with Dallas’ recent comeback heroics in mind.
If you’re a glass half-empty kind of fan, you have a linchpin: the standings.