A Look into the Toronto Maple Leafs Early Success

DALLAS, TX - OCTOBER 09: (L-R) Morgan Rielly #44, Auston Matthews #34, Nazem Kadri #43, John Tavares #91 and Mitchell Marner #16 of the Toronto Maple Leafs celebrate the second goal of the game by Matthews against the Dallas Stars in the second period at American Airlines Center on October 9, 2018 in Dallas, Texas. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images) /

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TORONTO, ON – OCTOBER 3: Auston Matthews #34 of the Toronto Maple Leafs celebrates his game winning goal during overtime against the Montreal Canadiens at the Scotiabank Arena on October 3, 2018 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Mark Blinch/NHLI via Getty Images) /

The Toronto Maple Leafs sit at 6-2 in their first eight games of the season, gathering 12 points of a possible 16.

The hot start has been complimented by Auston Matthews and Morgan Rielly, who both sit atop the National Hockey League in scoring. The Toronto Maple Leafs are first in Goals For with 33, with the next best Carolina Hurricanes sitting eight goals away from the blue and white at 25.

Contributing to those great numbers is the ever-so-deadly power play, which is top in the NHL at a 47.4% and is anchored by Matthews, Rielly, Mitch Marner, Nazem Kadri, and John Tavares.

Going forward, the team needs to improve their defense, but regardless, they are off to a great start.

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