Thoughts in note form:
– It was a rough first 20 minutes that the Leafs were fortunate to emerge tied 1-1 from (outshot 9-3 to start the game). They were turnover happy in their own end, with lots of giveaways off of defensemen sticks. They were and done offensively, and didn’t establish much of a forecheck; the Habs were D-to-D and out for the most part.
At 5v5, the Leafs got outworked for a good chunk of the game by a hungrier Habs team. Brendan Gallagher was battling like it was the playoffs.