The Toronto Maple Leafs go undefeated again in regulation, going 2-0-1 this week and improving to 7-0-3 in their last 10. They continue to hold 2nd place in the Atlantic just 4 points behind the Boston Bruins. Here are the individual game results from this week:
11/28
TOR 4 DET 2
The Red Wings jumped out to a 1-0 lead early in the 1st with a goal from Moritz Seider (2), but Toronto would take control after that. Austin Matthews (11) and William Nylander (13) would give the Leafs the lead heading into the 2nd period. Mitch Marner (7) and Rasmus Sandin (1) would both score in the first 10 minutes of the 2nd for the Leafs to give them a 4-1 lead they would hold until the 3rd. Adam Erne (3) would score the only goal of the period to bring the Red Wings within 2, but 4-2 would be the final.
11/30
SJS 1 TOR 3
This game was quiet until Auston Matthews (12) and Matt Nieto (6) traded goals in the 2nd period to make it a 1-1 game going into the 3rd. Toronto would get goals from Pierre Engvall (3) and Mitch Marner (8) in the 3rd to seal the win against the Sharks.
12/3
TOR 3 TBL 4 F/OT
Mitch Marner (9) would open the scoring in the 2nd period, extending his point streak to a franchise record 19 games. Vladislav Namestnikov (1) tied the game just over 2 minutes later before William Nylander (14) gave the Leafs a 2-1 lead heading into the 3rd. Tampa opened the 3rd with two quick goals from Nikita Kucherov (11) and Ross Colton (6) to give the Lighting a 3-2 lead. Later in the 3rd Mitch Marner (10) would score his second goal of the game to tie the game at 3 and send it into overtime. Just 33 seconds into OT Alex Killorn (8) would score the game-winning goal for Tampa.
The Leafs are off until Tuesday when they head to Dallas to face the Stars and the red-hot Jason Robertson. The game is scheduled to being at 8:30 PM ET.
-Austin Sturge