"The Leafs' bottom six did all of the team's scoring (until the empty-netter by John Tavares), Toronto won over 70% of the faceoffs, won more than their fair share of the puck battles, blocked twice as many shots, had the more effective forecheck of the two teams, took just one penalty all night (which was a clear dive by Mackie Samoskevich), and got near-perfect goaltending from Joseph Woll."
"The second period wasn't really a 1-0 Florida period, either; the Leafs started to take the game over in the middle frame, stringing several offensive-zone shifts together and looking more likely to put the game firmly in hand at 3-0 or 4-0 up until they earned a power play, which spectacularly backfired due to a defensive-zone implosion by the five-forward PP unit."
"The first frame wasn't fully a 2-0 period in terms of the Leafs' dominance over the play - the Leafs iced it seven times in the first 20, and Woll was good early/they also cleared one off their goal line- but they settled in as the period progressed and were opportunistic offensively, with goals from Troy Stecher and Dakota Joshua on two of their first three shots of the game."
Toronto Maple Leafs produced a complete team performance on the road in Florida, with the bottom-six contributing all non-empty-net goals and John Tavares adding an empty-netter. The Leafs dominated possession metrics, winning over 70% of faceoffs, prevailing in puck battles, blocking twice as many shots, and executing a more effective forecheck while taking just one penalty. Joseph Woll delivered near-perfect goaltending, and the team generated multiple high-danger chances while limiting Florida to one such chance in the third period. A five-forward power-play unit collapsed defensively, yielding a shorthanded goal, but Toronto closed out the game with disciplined play.
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