The Toronto Maple Leafs dropped their first two games of the season, but they’ve bounced right back. First they cruised to a 6-3 victory over the Rangers on Sunday and tonight they earned a 3-2 overtime victory courtesy of a strong effort by Phil Kessel in the extra frame.
You can watch that goal below:
Phil Kessel scored the real-life version of one of my NHL 15 cheeser goals.
— James O'Brien 📎 (@cyclelikesedins) October 15, 2014
In a rarity for the Maple Leafs, Toronto also looked good from an advanced statistics perspective (courtesy of hockeystats):
Of course, the Maple Leafs were playing against Colorado, which also tends to struggle when it comes to puck possession.