Despite a big push in the second period while down 2-1 to tie the game, the Leafs weren’t able to generate much in the way of offense in the third period of Friday’s 3-2 loss to the Penguins, recording just four shots on goal in the final 20 minutes. Toronto rebounded the following night by scoring three unanswered to come back from 2-0 down to the Canucks, while the Penguins traveled to Montreal and gave up the lead three separate times in a 5-4 overtime loss to the Canadiens.
Tonight, the Leafs look for revenge in a money-on-the-board game for goaltender Matt Murray, whose return to the crease following a hip injury at the very start of the season lines up with his first-ever return to Pittsburgh for the former Penguins netminder.