"Dennis Hildeby was the story on Saturday night, as he turned away 33 of 34 shots. With Joseph Woll joining Anthony Stolarz on injured reserve, the crease is Hildeby's for the taking. He showed off his athleticism, lateral quickness, and a quick glove on multiple occasions against the Canadiens. Unfortunately in the shootout, Cole Caufield and Alex Texier made Hildeby look silly, and only Auston Matthews was able to light the lamp for the Maple Leafs."
"It was the fourth game in a row for the same four forward lines for the Maple Leafs, which is kind of crazy to think considering it's early December. It's nice to see there's some identity forming, and the chemistry continues to build with the newfound consistency, and longer look from the coaching staff. It's also worth noting Nick Robertson played just 6:58, and could potentially be the next forward swapped out."
The Montreal Canadiens defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 2-1 in a shootout. Dennis Hildeby stopped 33 of 34 shots and assumed the crease with Joseph Woll and Anthony Stolarz on injured reserve. Cole Caufield opened the scoring on a second-period power-play back-door feed as Simon Benoit was late to close a gap. Scott Laughton tied the game shorthanded midway through the third with a booming breakaway slap shot, his third straight game with a goal. The Maple Leafs used the same four forward lines for a fourth straight game, building chemistry. Toronto's power play went 0-for-3 and Nick Robertson played just 6:58.
Read at TheLeafsNation
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]