Toronto Maple Leafs left wing Tyler Bertuzzi, right, celebrates his goal against the Washington Capitals with Max Domi and TJ Brodie during second period NHL hockey action in Toronto on March 28.Billed as a showdown between two of the most lethal hired guns in the NHL, with 11 goal-scoring crowns between them, it was instead left to Tyler Bertuzzi, a pair of fourth-line forwards and a 40-year-old defenceman to pull the offensive triggers on Thursday night.
Step forward noted marksman Mark Giordano, who went into the game with exactly one goal on the season. The period could have gone so much differently for Giordano. When head coach Sheldon Keefe was asked before the game how his team could restrict Ovechkin, voted the NHL’s first star of the week on Monday after seven goals and one assist in eight games, he summed it up succinctly – stay out of the box.Just 4 1/2 minutes had elapsed when Giordano drew a roughing penalty after running over Ovechkin, but the resulting power play passed without incident.
Jake McCabe, one of the Leafs charged with stopping Ovie from continuing that chase Thursday night, said that it’s likely just a matter of time.
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