Auston Matthews scored an early goal to keep padding his league-leading total, but things fell apart pretty quickly tonight for Toronto. Lackadaisical defense in front of Ilya Samsonov put some stress on a netminder low on confidence, but what unfolded was one of the worst goalie meltdowns in recent memory. Two howlers eventually chased a dejected Samsonov from the game, and Martin Jones’ relief effort wasn’t too much better in the third. The goals kept piling up late, ending in an appalling 9-3 defeat.
Your game in 10:
1. The game started okay for the Leafs with a solid first shift for the second line that hemmed the Sabres in and generated several solid looks.