""We didn't start on time," he said. "They played a back-to-back, we didn't pressure them enough. Had good spurts throughout the game, second period in particular, but it's not good enough.""
""It's concerning," Laughton said. "They come in off a late night, we know how that feels. (Anthony Stolarz)'s first game in two months. And that's what we put out.""
""That's a good question, it needs to happen from the start of the game," he said. "You can't get down a couple goals. That's when teams sit back, you start chasing, and it's hard to play that way. They're a good team, they make good plays, we gotta stay over top of them, make it hard on them, and we didn't do that.""
The Golden Knights scored two goals in the first five minutes and Toronto never fully recovered. Toronto failed to apply consistent pressure and struggled with the game's start, producing better spurts later but not enough overall. A Maple Leafs player scored his third goal in five games on a second-period breakaway, but the team still lost. The loss leaves Toronto three points behind a wild-card spot and extends a troubling streak. The team needs to start games stronger and prevent early deficits. The next game is against the Colorado Avalanche with puck drop at 1:30 pm.
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