Credit: Apr 24, 2024; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Toronto Maple Leafs forward Matthew Knies battles with Boston Bruins forward Brad Marchand during the second period of game three of the first round of the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Scotiabank Arena. Mandatory Credit: John E. Sokolowski-USA TODAY Sports
There’s simply no such thing as a clean, quick, uncomplicated series involving the Toronto Maple Leafs. Drama oozes from this team’s pores. It’s thus no surprise that we’ve seen wild momentum swings so far in their Round 1 matchup with the Boston Bruins.
The Game 3 environment at Scotiabank Arena was…strange. The Leafs faithful popped for the goals and big hits, but they morphed into their morgue-quiet, regular-season selves for long stretches., this crowd is reactive. That’s true, but the Leafs also didn’t help themselves when Simon Benoit took a puck-over-glass penalty just 40 seconds into the game. If the Leafs actually want a home-ice advantage in Game 4, they need to come out attacking and decisive while also remaining disciplined.
They are generating more looks than they get credit for, ranking top five in the field of 16 in scoring chances and high danger chances per 60 on the power play this postseason. But they’re converting a pitiful 5.26 percent of their power-play shots on goal. The problem is more the finish than the setup. Is it therefore mental rather than tactical? At this point, the more important takeaway is simply that it’s not working, period.
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