Your game in 10:
1. With the playoffs drawing near and a potential first-round matchup with the Panthers looming large, there was some level of expectation that this game would have a playoff feel to it. While the game wasn’t played at postseason intensity per se, there was some physical investment early on. William Nylander got after it on the forecheck and won a puck battle with pure energy, Ryan Reaves landed a big hit, and Jake McCabe took a big hit in the defensive zone (drawing a penalty).
Coming into this game, I was interested to see whether or not the Leafs would not just be willing to match the physicality of the Panthers but actually be the initiator on some of it.