Thanks to a late goal from Auston Matthews before the break, the Leafs grabbed a point in a game they easily could have won. A team that has been at or near the top of the goal-scoring and chance-generating ladder since Sheldon Keefe took over, the Leafs are not used to this type of result when generating the number of good looks they did. They ended up tied in overall shot attempts 39-39 at 5-on-5, but Toronto generated a total 2.01 expected goals to the Jets’ .82 and the shot-location chart looked like this:
In any event, the Leafs pulled a point out of the fire courtesy of Matthews and now move onto a big four-point game against the Panthers tonight.