The Leafs have now played games against the two best teams in the NHL and arguably outperformed them in five of those six periods. But the biggest story on the night for the Leafs was the return of their best player – Auston Matthews. The Maple Leafs came up with an impressive, bounce-back game Thursday night when they dumped Nashville — the best team in the NHL — 5-2 at Bridgestone Arena . Here’s how the Leafs lined up vs Nashville:Hyman-Matthews-NylanderMarleau-Kadri-MarnerJVR-Bozak-BrownJohnsson-Plekanec-KapanenThree forwards — Matt Martin, Josh Leivo and Dominic Moore – were extras Thursday. Andersen entered the Nashville game having allowed three or more goals in 13 of his previous 16 games.

Source: thestar March 23, 2018 04:07 UTC