The Leafs‘ third-best offense is starting to get it going on the road with eight goals over their last two games after just 19 in their first nine away from home.
Toronto struck first for the 15th time in 22 games following the expiration of an abbreviated Leafs powerplay six minutes into the opening frame. William Nylander’s beautifully measured pass through the lip of the crease found Auston Matthews at the back post for the easiest of tap-ins – a goal that invoked memories of Matthews’ fourth versus Ottawa on his historic debut night, except Nylander had to fit his pass through two sticks from outside the circle as opposed to an outright 2v1.