For all the talk of the first matchup between Auston Matthews and Connor Bedard, this game didn’t live up to the hype of two young stars blazing around the ice. In fact, neither was the best player on the ice for their respective teams.
Your game in 10:
1. Not exactly a thrilling start to this game. Both teams took their time to get into a rhythm, feeling each other out for the first 10 minutes or so. To start the game, the Leafs struggled to cleanly exit the zone with possession, resulting in minimal offense generated.