Nicholas Paul

I know they came back in Anaheim the other night, but there have been way too many nights where the Canucks have hung tough for a while, and then teams start to pull away.

And it kind of looked like that was going to be the case for the Leafs because they get up 3-1. and then Nick Paul off the post with about 90 seconds to go, and then Letary off the post as well.

It could have been a whole lot more for the Leafs in that second period.

Instead, they get out 3-1, and the Canucks were still within striking distance, but an uphill climb in that third period.

Maple Leafs.

Matthews, McKenna, Roslevic, Paul, Cowan, Nylander.

Canucks, Patterson, DeBrusque, Besser, Rossi, Carlson, Ogren, Okaramaki on the, it's listed as the second line, but Drew O'Connor and Jacob Quillen.

So no Marchenko, obviously.

You want to Josh stack at an Easton Cowan.

I think that is perfectly fine.

I will say like, Nylander and Paul together have been pretty suboptimal, five on five together this year.

But you know what else is suboptimal? The whole roster on the other side of the ice.

and they didn't.

The Leafs were lining up McKenna with Matthews and Roslevic, and then Nylander with Nick Paul and Easton Cowan.

So Gavin McKenna not only gets to play now with Austin Matthews at even strength, but also on the power play on the unit with Matthews, Nylander, Roslevic, Darren Radish, and yeah, like I said, McKenna, A big game, two power play goals and an assist.

That brings McKenna to five points in his last four games.