The Leafs, who now sit second in the NHL in goals per game (3.64), are coming in off their most dominant performance of the season with a 7-0 win against the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Without the services of Auston Matthews due to illness, Sheldon Keefe was forced to juggle his forward lines, and between the heightened urgency inspired by Matthews’ absence and the new combinations, it paid immediate dividends. Keefe leaned into the former London Knights connection by pairing Max Domi with Mitch Marner, and the Knies–Domi–Marner line combined for three goals to go along with depth contributions from Bobby McMann and Noah Gregor as well as a power-play goal from John Tavares.