Sabres @ Leafs - Apr. 2nd, 7:00pm - TSN4, TSN 1050

[CarltonTheBear]

If the Matthews/Nylander PP unit gets going the 2nd round is absolutely in reach.

 

[ZBBM]

If the Matthews/Nylander PP unit gets going the 2nd round is absolutely in reach.

That little fact that Matthews hadn't scored a PP goal since November is ... ridiculous.  If they ever get him sorted out on the PP he'll be right there with Laine in goal scoring.

 

[herman]

If the Matthews/Nylander PP unit gets going the 2nd round is absolutely in reach.

And the Bozak and Plekanec lines overmatching their counterparts.

 

[herman]

That looked more like Eichel holding the stick.

Edit: eh less so in slow

 

[Al14]

Fudge, they scored again!  Leafs 4 - Sabres 2

Go Leafs Go!

 

[Guru Tugginmypuddah]

So this Matthews kid is pretty good on the PP.

 

[herman]

That was a good pass

 

[Al14]

Matthews scores again!  Leafs 5 - Sabres 2

Go Leafs Go!

 

[ZBBM]

That was a good pass

Yes it was.  Matthews is a competent shooter as well.

 

[Zee]

MotM/HM has to be Austlander tonight

 

[bustaheims]

50 points for Gardiner. First time the Leafs have a pair of 50+ point blue liners since the hey days of Kaberle-McCabe.

 

[ZBBM]

I rode Jake pretty hard in years past but he's been really, really good for most of this year.  50 pts is pretty doggone impressive.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

https://twitter.com/bruce_arthur/status/980976581463207937

I know that this is true but it's still a little hard to believe.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

https://twitter.com/draglikepull/status/980977073484333056

This has become very rare with teams starting to only use 1 defenceman on each powerplay unit. Incredible accomplishment.

And Nashville and Montreal might be the only teams that don't use 4 forwards on a powerplay, so the Leafs are the only team to do it recently with the 1-4-1 PP set-up.

 

[bustaheims]

https://twitter.com/bruce_arthur/status/980976581463207937

I know that this is true but it's still a little hard to believe.

Equally impressive that the Leafs' PP is 3rd in the league without Matthews scoring.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

Haha I'm pretty sure Kadri got kicked out of the face-off before they went to check that review and then when they finally came back to drop the puck he tried to take it still before they made Marner take it.

 

[herman]

Are we keeping Gardiner? Or spinning him off and using the resources for an equivalent righty? (Hamilton or Trouba)

Dermott deserves to be in the top 4, but he?s not Gardiner yet, and no one on the right side is safely above average.

 

[barney_rebel]

We rule man..

 

[herman]

That?s a good way to hold the lead.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

Oh boy Matthews and Nylander both wanted the hat trick on that last shift.