"The Leafs left little doubt in Seattle, immediately giving up a goal just 1:21 into the game to set the tone for this 5-2 loss. Off the rush, it was a bit of a broken play; Brandon Carlo actually blocked the initial pass, but it bounced right back to Jared McCann, who found a trailing Matty Beniers because Matias Maccelli was slow on the backcheck. Beniers made no mistake wide open in the slot."
"If a team is serious about winning, which the Leafs obviously aren't, it simply can't do this to start a game. There was a lucky bounce for Seattle, but the Kraken had numbers regardless, as they went down the ice not even two minutes into the game for a clear-cut scoring chance. It's bad hockey from the Leafs. They hadn't won in five games, were looking for a positive to spark their game, and started like this instead."
Maple Leafs lost 5-2 in Seattle after conceding an early goal 1:21 into the game following a broken-play sequence that left Matty Beniers wide open in the slot. The team showed poor early-game execution and a slow backcheck by Matias Maccelli. The period shifted after Bobby McMann drew a penalty and the Leafs carried play, generating a strong power play and tying the game with Nick Robertson's 12th goal after Jake McCabe’s offensive-zone work and a Nic Roy battle. By period end, Toronto outshot Seattle 11-9 and out-attempted them 18-11 at five-on-five. Penalties continued to affect momentum.
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