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Toronto Maple Leafs: Top 10 Meaningful Goals of the Decade

By Alex Hobson

OTTAWA, ON - OCTOBER 12: Playing in his NHL debut, Auston Matthews #34 of the Toronto Maple Leafs celebrates his first career NHL hat trick against the Ottawa Senators with teammates at the players"u2019 bench at Canadian Tire Centre during the season opener on October 12, 2016 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Andre Ringuette/NHLI via Getty Images)
OTTAWA, ON - OCTOBER 12: Playing in his NHL debut, Auston Matthews #34 of the Toronto Maple Leafs celebrates his first career NHL hat trick against the Ottawa Senators with teammates at the players"u2019 bench at Canadian Tire Centre during the season opener on October 12, 2016 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Andre Ringuette/NHLI via Getty Images) /
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ANN ARBOR, MI – JANUARY 1: Tyler Bozak #42 of the Toronto Maple Leafs is congratulated by his teammates after scoring on Jimmy Howard #35 (not pictured) of the Detroit Red Wings to win the game in a shootout during the Bridgestone NHL Winter Classic on January 1, 2014 at the University of Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The Toronto Maple Leafs won 3-2 in a shootout (Photo by Dave Reginek/NHLI via Getty Images)

#10 – Tyler Bozak Secures Winter Classic – January 1st, 2014

This goal comes in at number ten because it was a shootout goal. But either way, it was one that had Leafs fans buzzing at the time.

Taking part in the league’s sixth Winter Classic, the Toronto Maple Leafs would go back and forth with the Red Wings at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, and come away with a 3-2 shootout victory in front of a record-high crowd of 105,491 people.

This remains the highest attendance of any Winter Classic to date.

One thing Tyler Bozak was known for during his time in Toronto is his shootout ability.

He holds a career percentage of 43.1%, and he put it to use to win the 2014 Winter Classic for the Toronto Maple Leafs, beating Jimmy Howard low blocker for the win.

He had already scored earlier in the game, so his shootout heroics only added to his impact in the win.

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