The Toronto Maple Leafs have caught the full attention of hockey fans around the city and the GTA, as they look to make the playoffs for the second time in the past 12 seasons.
However, Toronto hit a bump on the road on Saturday night dropping a 5-2 decision to the Sabres in Buffalo. The loss snapped Toronto’s three-game winning streak and now they are eight points back of the Montreal Canadiens for top spot in the NHL’s Atlantic Division.
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The Leafs have eight games remaining this season and if they make the post-season, it would be the first time since 2013, when they were defeated by the Boston Bruins in the opening round of the NHL playoffs, after blowing a 4-1 lead in game 7, losing by a final score of 5-4.
The lone bright spot in Saturday night’s game was Toronto’s first overall pick Auston Matthews scoring his 34th goal of the season to tie former Leaf captain Wendell Clark’s single-season rookie record.
The Toronto Maple Leafs will now get ready for the Florida Panthers at the Air Canada Centre on Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. ET.
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