Two Herculean performances, and yet the points were bigger.
John Tavares and Frederik Andersen submitted likely their best games of the season in a 4-1 triumph over the Vancouver Canucks on Tuesday night, allowing the Toronto Maple Leafs to run their road-trip record to 2-0.
Tavares carried the load offensively, scoring twice and setting up Auston Matthews for another, while Andersen turned aside 38 shots — including a handful of third-period breakaways and 16 shots in the final frame — to preserve the win.
The Maple Leafs will move on to Calgary to continue their tour of Western Canada on Thursday night before meeting the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday.