In fact, the first period for the Toronto Maple Leafs against the Carolina Hurricanes was one of the worst periods of hockey I’ve seen this team play in a long time.
They gave the puck away far too often and could barely exit their own zone, let alone sustain any neutral or offensive zone pressure.
If it weren’t for Frederik Andersen (who probably played one of his best periods in the first), the Hurricanes would’ve run away with the game.
Freddy or Fred Ex (because he always delivers – TSN made that joke, not me) or Steady Freddy, whatever you prefer, kept the boys in the game, making unreal saves in long sequences.