A Maple Leafs team that was — shockingly — having trouble scoring inserted a hungry rookie into its lineup and the move paid off. Nick Robertson, called up from the Marlies, scored twice in his first NHL game this year – including the winner – as the Maple Leafs beat the Dallas Stars 3-2 in overtime. A terrific moment.”Scoring positionGetting in a scoring position this season has been remarkably difficult for the team’s elite stars — like Matthews and Mitch Marner. He also made a number of defensive plays to regain the puck, or to block a Dallas scoring chance. “He plays in a lot of different situation, but primarily, he’s a shut down guy who plays big penalty kill.

Source: thestar October 21, 2022 04:02 UTC