Beating New Jersey in the next-generation game on Wednesday proved to be an especially beneficial victory for the Leafs. Thanks to the Lightning dropping three straight, Toronto has risen to second in the Atlantic division. They are tied with the rival Bruins, however the Leafs have a game in hand which affords them an opportunity to jump ahead and try to solidify their spot in the standings.
To do so they will have to vanquish a foe that bested them in their previous matchup, the Canadiens. It was just over a month ago that the Habs convincingly ran over the Leafs by a score of 5-2.