This one was a little too on-the-nose, hockey Gods.
“Have ‘em lose another one of those 4-1 leads,” one said.
“On the back of a Laine hat trick,” added another, proud of his work.— Alec Brownscombe (@MapleLeafsHS) October 20, 2016
(Add in Auston Matthews missing a breakaway five seconds before Patrik Laine’s hat-trick completing game winner)
It is worth pointing out that this game was much closer as a contest than the scoreline indicated at 4-0. The Leafs capitalized on their chances and got the better goaltending early, but even-strength possession favoured the Jets for the majority of the game, outside of a really strong middle portion of the first period from the Leafs.