David Rittich and the Calgary Flames are no tonic for the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Limited to less than three goals for the first time since their last meeting with the Flames more than one month ago, the Leafs fell 2-1 in a shootout Thursday night at Scotiabank Arena. Rittich out-duelled his All-Star counterpart Frederik Andersen, making 35 saves plus three additional denials in the shootout, while Matthew Tkachuk registered the decisive strike in the skills competition.
William Nylander scored the lone goal for Toronto, while Auston Matthews was particularly snakebitten with nine total shots and a misfire in the shootout, as well.