"With the losing streak, the many key injuries, and the early St. Louis goal adding insult to injury, it would've been easy to throw their hands up. The Leafs, instead, were noticeably physical, established a forecheck and some zone time, quickly tied it up via Jake McCabe's well-placed long-distance shot, and ran up a 9-4 shots advantage before the four-minute power play drawn by Max Domi late in the first period."
"Shots ended up at 18-6 Leafs by the midpoint of the game, when they took the 2-1 lead via Steven Lorentz, and it should've been more than 18, given the Leafs had nine shots that either got blocked or missed the net on the power play. They were then dealt another tough break on the PK after a stick broke, heavily contributing to the 2-2 goal."
"We'll get into the third period in the notes (not as good), but the Leafs did just enough tonight. Thanks to John Tavares' grunt work very late in his shift and Nylander's finishing in overtime, it was mission accomplished in a "get it done somehow, someway" type of game, knowing the injuries and surrounding circumstances. Finally, the Leafs can take a breath and hopefully get a body or two back in the lineup."
William Nylander scored on his own net to open the game, then scored the overtime winner. A similar own-goal memory from 2007 with Bryan McCabe is recalled. The Maple Leafs responded physically despite a five-game losing streak, injuries, and an early St. Louis goal, building zone time and a forecheck. Jake McCabe tied the game with a long-distance shot, and Steven Lorentz gave the Leafs a 2-1 lead as shots favored Toronto. A broken stick on the penalty kill led to the 2-2 goal. John Tavares' late shift work and Nylander's overtime finish secured the win while the team waits for injured players to return.
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