Toronto is now five points behind the Florida Panthers for second place in the Atlantic Division
Toronto Maple Leafs forward Auston Matthews shoots the puck past New Jersey Devils forward Timo Meier in the first period at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto on April 11.The good news is that the Toronto Maple Leafs won’t come up against the New Jersey Devils in the playoffs.
The end result was a 6-5 loss, the Devils’ second victory over the Leafs in three games this season, and a game in which Toronto lost more ground to the Florida Panthers, the second-place team in the Atlantic Division, which beat Columbus 4-0. The Panthers are now five points in front of the third-place Leafs.
“It’s huge,” he told reporters before the game on the need to build momentum. “We’re playing some teams that are out of the playoffs, but we just got to focus on our game and make sure we’re preparing well and go into playoffs flying. So you want to have that confidence ready for your first game.” The goal gave Matthews sole possession of third on the Leafs’ career goals list, with No. 366 moving him past Dave Keon, with Darryl Sittler’s total of 389 next in the crosshairs.
David Kampf put the Leafs back in front with his eighth of the season, before Domi, who now has 38 assists, saw the red mist descend, jumping Devils defenceman Simon Nemec and getting an instigator penalty to go with his fighting major. Though New Jersey didn’t score on the resulting power play, it didn’t waste the next opportunity with the man advantage.
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