Leafs pounce for OT win over Wild. One mistake is all it takes
Nylander had lost the puck, got it back, danced around Matt Boldy and beat Filip Gustavsson for his third OT winner of the season.Loading...It was fitting that it went to three-on-three overtime, a format intended to take stifling defence out of the game. This one had seen nearly letter-perfect defensive play on both sides.
The Wild wouldn’t let anything really dangerous get to Gustavsson through 60 minutes. It was almost comical how many bodies ended up sprawled around the goalie whenever the puck got close. The Leafs, whose defence is underrated, did a reasonably good job of protecting Ilya Samsonov. “I’ve always tried to take a lot of pride in defending,” said Giordano. “Nobody likes getting scored on, or having to pull a puck out of your net, and I think any time you can help eliminate that — be it blocked shots or making the right play — you try to do that.”
Giordano says he’s been using the same shin pads for at least 10 years: “They’re a little bit old school, but I like the feel of them, and I don’t really like the feel of all the new ones coming out. So, I’ll keep these ones.”After playing perhaps their best first period of the season on Tuesday in Buffalo, expectations were high for a repeat performance. Fans at Scotiabank Arena had to be disappointed with a 1-1 tie after 20 minutes.
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