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Toronto Maple Leafs: Auston Matthews, the Power-Play Dominate Habs

By William Cann

TORONTO, ONTARIO - NOVEMBER 15: Auston Matthews #34 of the Toronto Maple Leafs skates against the Boston Bruins at the Scotiabank Arena on November 15, 2019 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
TORONTO, ONTARIO - NOVEMBER 15: Auston Matthews #34 of the Toronto Maple Leafs skates against the Boston Bruins at the Scotiabank Arena on November 15, 2019 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images) /
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MONTREAL, QC – MARCH 02: Head coach of the Montreal Canadiens Dominique Ducharme speaks with Phillip Danault #24 of the Montreal Canadiens   (Photo by Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images)
MONTREAL, QC – MARCH 02: Head coach of the Montreal Canadiens Dominique Ducharme speaks with Phillip Danault #24 of the Montreal Canadiens   (Photo by Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images) /

The Toronto Maple Leafs haven’t won a playoff game against the Montreal Canadiens since defeating them for the Stanley Cup in 1967.

Down 0-1 in the series, without their captain, and under a ton of pressure  the Toronto Maple Leafs rose from the ashes to beat the Habs 5-1 on hockey night in Canada.  They needed somebody to really step up.  That somebody was Auston Matthews.

 I’ll get to Matthews later, and the power-play.  First, I’m going to talk about the relentless effort that dominated the Canadiens 5v5 in the name of their captain.  They did this for JT.

With many fans reeling from the game 1 loss, and emotionally drained from watching Tavares leave the ice, it felt like a must win game for the blue and white.

Let’s be honest, it WAS a must win game.  Going to Montreal down 0-2 without your captain wasn’t really an option.

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