"We came out hard. I thought we played a hard game. We were in the box a lot. We took too many penalties. But the penalty kill did a good job, and the goalie did a good job along with the PK. The power play was good."
"In the third period, it came down to three shots from the high slot, where they scored three of them. They're all defendable. We didn't flex out quickly enough. We were there, but we weren't close enough. That was the difference in the game."
"There were a lot of shots, on the power play especially. As I said, he did a good job there. I'll have to look back on it and see if there was something he could've done differently."
"I wanted Pezzetta in there for physicality. I figured it would be a physical game. I thought he had a pretty good impact."
The Maple Leafs suffered a 7-6 overtime loss to the Los Angeles Kings, dropping their record to 32-31-14. Craig Berube noted the team's hard effort but criticized excessive penalties. The penalty kill and goalie performance were praised. Defensive lapses in the third period allowed three goals from the high slot. Joseph Woll's performance was acknowledged, with a focus on his shot volume faced. The decision to include Pezzetta for physicality was also mentioned, indicating a strategy for the game.
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