"Good, solid effort all around. I thought we played a smart game. It is a good team over there. They have a lot of good offense and fast players. I thought we did a good job of keeping them at bay for the most part. The penalty kill was good, and I thought everybody contributed tonight in their own way."
"I understand it can get a little boring at times, but it is effective. Wear them down and stay patient. We did a good job of it last year. We have to get back to it, and we did tonight. I thought we did a really good job; if you look at the shots, we only gave up 23, which is great. We had a lot more attempts, but we missed the net a lot tonight, so we could've had more shots on net."
"On the value of healthy scratching players: I'd always say it is more positive than anything, for the most part. There are players who are scratched because of decisions that are made by the coach, bodies, and different lineups. Sometimes, like in Maccelli's case, I thought he could give us more. And he did tonight from a scratch. It just depends on the situation."
The Maple Leafs defeated the Utah Mammoth 5-3 to improve their record to 8-5-1. The team delivered a smart, solid effort with a strong penalty kill and contributions across all lines. The game leaned into a north-south identity with extended zone time, sustained pressure, and patience to wear down the opponent. Shot suppression was effective, limiting the opponent to 23 shots, though many Maple Leafs attempts missed the net. Matias Maccelli returned from a scratch to compete on pucks and produce offensively. Dakota Joshua has regained form, using size down low to create and score at the net. Healthy scratches provided positive lineup flexibility.
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