The Toronto Maple Leafs then promptly laid an egg in Carolina.
With only two games left, the Leafs have a limited time to experiment with possible line combos for the playoffs, and making this more difficult, tonight they will get back Jake Gardiner, but lose both Nazem Kadri and Jake Muzzin to illness.
The Toronto Maple Leafs to this date have only dressed their complete optimal lineup for a single period, which was in the St.Louis game where Kadri was injured.
This is unfortunate, but ultimately, as long as they’re healthy for game one of the playoffs next week, then who cares?