Auston Matthews had the magic touch tonight as his second sealed the victory for the Leafs. #LeafsForever @EASPORTSNHL https://t.co/PyoQ3EaFI5
— Toronto Maple Leafs (@MapleLeafs) October 4, 2018
The Leafs could hardly badmouth their performance enough after Wednesday’s opening game at Scotiabank Arena even though they won it 3-2. The most frequent word was ugly. Expectations were high, to say the least. The home team seemed to lose the initiative after the first period and then just hang on by the thinnest of good luck through two more. Auston Matthews scored his second goal in overtime to get the win. He took a feed from Patrick Marleau and beat Carey Price with an airborne shot 61 seconds into the extra period. John Tavares, with his first for Toronto, also scored, while Frederik Andersen stopped 34 shots. Nazem Kadri added two assists.
