The Toronto Maple Leafs were able to bounce back from a 5-1 defeat at the hands of the Seattle Kraken and overcome a shaky first period to secure a 4-1 victory over the Detroit Red Wings last night.
Managing just one shot 5-on-5 the entire first period, while posting a paltry 30% Corsi and 25% Expected Goals, the Toronto Maple Leafs were lucky to escape down only one goal after 20 minutes.
They can thank the fine play of goaltender Ilya Samsonov for that, who made a few key saves early, and played a good game overall, after a rash of shaky starts recently that saw the netminder post a 4.