The Toronto Maple Leafs traveled to Montreal on Saturday night to take on the Canadiens. What were the Good, Bad, and Ugly aspects of the game?
The Bad
With Mitch Marner returning, Head Coach Sheldon Keefe put Marner, Auston Matthews, and William Nylander on three separate lines to create more balance. The lines didn’t have much continuity to start the game. All four lines struggled to put multiple passes together and spent a lot of time hemmed in their end of the ice. The Canadiens carried the play, outshot the Maple Leafs 9-4, and had 60% of the Expected Goals in all situations, according to Naturalstattrick.com.
