At one point last week, the Maple Leafs had just one goal to show from their defensive corps all season. Morgan Rielly changed that narrative in Thursday night’s 2-1 win over the New York Rangers at Scotiabank Arena. His strengths include reading where the play is going and supporting his defencemen as they work the puck out of the Leafs’ zone. Kampf is also one of the better NHL forwards on faceoffs, especially in the defensive zone. Benched for a spell in the third period of Tuesday’s win over the Nashville Predators, he returned with a solid shift in the first period that led to the first Rielly goal.

Source: thestar November 19, 2021 10:33 UTC