The Leafs mostly controlled the game as expected, although there were a few let-off spells when they were struggling to exit the zone cleanly and lost their structure quickly in the defensive zone, particularly late in the first period. The team really turned it on in the third period and tilted the ice in dominant fashion before finishing the job at three-on-three OT.
A few post-game notes:
– Another solid game for the Jake McCabe – Timothy Liljegren pairing. These numbers don’t mean much of anything in the preseason against mostly an AHL lineup, but it doesn’t get much better than 15-2 in shot attempts, 5-0 in shots on goal, and a 92% expected goals.