"The first five minutes of this game looked like it could've been a much different type of night, as the Leafs tilted the ice and created good looks for Easton Cowan off an OEL-generated rebound and a deflection off the ref that set up Steven Lorentz, who could easily have three or four goals in his last two games but scored zero."
"Outside of the first five minutes, one late-first-period power play (featuring John Tavares' goal), and I suppose not completely lying down and quitting in the third period when down four, there was not much to like about this performance from the Leafs. When the score was 5-1 Minnesota through 40 minutes, shots on goal were 29-16 for the Wild, who were dominating the five-on-five metrics."
"To start with a positive, while Matthews and Laughton's lines roughly split the Kaprizov-Hartman-Zuccarello matchup (unsuccessfully in the case of Matthews' line), the Nic Roy line feasted in the secondary matchups. While the Matthews line probably didn't deserve a garbage-time goal to pretty up their stats a little bit, the Roy line did, and their 5-2 tally was borne of a lunchpail effort/a nice "ugly" goal. They were up 17-4 in shot attempts"
Toronto started strongly in the first five minutes, generating high-quality chances for Easton Cowan and Steven Lorentz but failed to convert. A bad penalty by Simon Benoit and two mistakes by Jake McCabe led to a 2-0 deficit, and Toronto never recovered despite a late first-period power-play goal by John Tavares that made it 2-1. Minnesota dominated five-on-five play, outshooting Toronto 29-16 through 40 minutes and leading 5-1. The Maple Leafs were slower, lost most battles, and were soft in front of their net. Goaltending and defensive play dipped amid a condensed schedule, contributing to recent heavy losses.
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