Your game in 10:
1. When sizing up this matchup between a decimated Toronto forward corps against a hungry and nearly fully healthy Panthers team (only missing Anton Lundell), the five-on-five matchup was certainly a tough proposition for the Maple Leafs on the road. Special teams, goaltending, and avoiding chasing the game early were going to be critical if the Leafs were to achieve a positive result tonight.
During their 7-1-0 stretch without Matthews (prior to this game), the Leafs were +7 on special teams over those eight games — 10 power-play goals for, one shorthanded goal for, and four power-play goals against.