It was good to see the Leafs come out with a lot of energy and purpose. They didn't score until late in the first period, but that didn't mean they weren't generating chances. The Sharks found very little footing in the opening of the game and in total generated just one high-danger chance in the first period, per Natural Stat Trick. If you asked me what it was, I would have no idea. They were totally suffocated.
Toronto finally broke the ice off an offensive-zone draw. The puck was won back by the Leafs and came to TJ Brodie at the point, who fired it off the iron. The Leafs jumped on the loose puck and eventually cycled it to William Nylander at the point, where the newly extended #88 curled just inside the blue line and drew in two Sharks in the process.
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