Your game in 10:
1. The Leafs came out and dominated the first 15 minutes of this game like it was an extended power play. The early signs of a good night to come were clear to see as Auston Matthews and William Nylander worked a gorgeous give-and-go-and-one-touch-drop-pass play for a near-Nylander goal that would’ve been a goal-of-the-year candidate if Nylander wasn’t impeded (somehow no call on the play). Matthews sliced through the Kings’ defense on his next shift as well for another dangerous look.
The Leafs were stringing shifts together, winning the lion’s share of the puck races and battles, extending cycles, owning the puck, and generating some looks while the Kings packed the house and Jonathan Quick started strong in net.