"For all the rightful consternation on the loss of Joseph Woll and the impact of his absence, Dennis Hildeby was the Leafs' best player (until the shootout). Unfortunately, nobody else in the Leafs ' lineup came even close to matching Hildeby's performance - in particular, the team's top players - and you aren't going to win many games when this is the case."
"The second period was a complete abomination by the Leafs. Shots in the period were 13-3 for Montreal, and that's actually a generous depiction of the Leafs' showing in the middle frame. It was the same old story with this team: can't break out cleanly, can't sustain offensive-zone time, and consequently, they were tilted for 20 minutes. The Leafs repeatedly dumped pucks out to center, and Montreal repeatedly reloaded and got right back onto offense."
Toronto's three-game winning streak ended but the team salvaged a point. Joseph Woll's injury removed a key goaltender, and Dennis Hildeby played best for Toronto until the shootout. Most Leafs skaters, especially top-line players, failed to match Hildeby's performance. The first period featured decent chances from Morgan Rielly, William Nylander, Dakota Joshua, and Auston Matthews, but the power play produced nothing. Montreal dominated the second period, outshooting Toronto 13-3 and controlling play for roughly 20 minutes. The Leafs struggled to break out, repeatedly dumped pucks to center, and committed a sequence of errors leading to Montreal's opening goal.
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