Bring on the Blues! It's go-time Gary
Chad, get ready for some favorable calls for the Leafs!
Well, the opposite was true. I'm not complaining about the officiating but ... (see below). The Blues deserved the win last night. It was a very evenly matched game, but the Blues got the better goaltending. Campbell gave up a fat rebound, directing a blocker save directly on the tape to Buchnevich. The other goals weren't soft or anything, but could've been stoppable.
As for the zebras, late in the 2nd tied at 3-3, Sandin was coming to the net to bury a loose puck from a rebound, and took a pretty solid hook/slash to the hands. It was a sure-fire goal, and in todays NHL, it's a 100% penalty. Blues got away with one there. Also, on the same shift that the Blues got the 4-3 go-ahead goal, they should've been called for too many men. Normally I wouldn't even think twice or mention it (because it was very close), but the Leafs got called for virtually the exact same - new player touched the puck while exiting player was still about 4-5 feet from the bench. Another one they got away with - and then scored the go-ahead goal later that shift.
Blues were the beneficiaries of the officiating last night.
But, a very evenly matched game regardless.