Picking up just a single point across their two previous games leading up to the final stop on the trip, the California swing was either going to be labelled a disappointment or a disaster for the Toronto Maple Leafs based on the result Friday night in Anaheim.
It wound up being the latter.
The Maple Leafs fell 2-1 to the Anaheim Ducks, and with it gave back a large percentage of the progress they made toward the postseason before heading out for the last favourable portion of the season schedule.
William Nylander remained the Leafs’ best player after playing a starring role one night earlier in Los Angeles, hitting the 30-goal benchmark for the first time.