Leafs Maul Bumbling Penguins 4-1
Amazing what a difference 24 hours can make. To say nothing of the quality of opponent and a fresh set of legs. On Friday night the Penguins owned the crippled Flyers in Philly. Well, last night the pink slip changed hands as Toronto visited PPG Paints Arena, resulting in a frustrating 4-1 defeat.
Our bumbling began with a fire-drill line change on the very first shift. Our top line and defensive pairing exited en masse, leaving Leafs sniper Mitch Marner clear sailing to the net and goalie Casey DeSmith feeling like the last of the Mohicans. One-zip Leafs.
The visitors proceeded to pour over us like Canadian Finest maple syrup seeping into a stack of hotcakes, piling up a 17-5 edge in first-period shots on goal. DeSmith held the fort for a time. However, a Kris Letang misfire midway through the contest led to another d-zone scramble. Marner appeared to trip Tanger in the corner before feeding Pontus Holmberg in the slot. The rookie forward wasted no time in roofing a wrister.
With the Pens back on their heels and chasing the puck, the Leafs struck again 55 seconds later.
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