Things were a little iffy last night in the Leafs/CBJ game (being only 1-0 partway into the third), but 2 quick and sweet goals by the Leafs sealed it. Despite only grabbing 6/10 points on the 5-game home-stand right before the All-Star break, given the teams they're playing, anything less than 8/10 on this 5 game stretch is going to be massively disappointing.
Columbus W 3-0
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The two worse teams in the entire league, and Mtl is 27th. Of course, the Habs always play them hard no matter the standings, and Chicago has looked respectable lately. Still, this seems like as good a time as any for this team go to on a bit of a heater, cuz after these 5 games, they've got Buf/Min/Sea then a Western Canada road-trip.
That combo of Panarin/Zibanajid/Tarasenko could turn out to be (one of) the best #1 line in the league.