<p>Today was a huge day in Toronto Maple Leafs history as Trevor Moore was called up.</p>
<p>Also the Leafs strolled into Pittsburgh and shut out one of the best teams in the league sans Auston Matthews and William Nylander.</p>
<p><strong>1st Period</strong></p>
<p>The Leafs were in control of this game from the beginning. They came out flying in the first period and controlled play from the get-go.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">this seems good. the leaf&#39;s should keep doing this imo <a href="https://t.co/1lrSu4snmq">pic.twitter.com/1lrSu4snmq</a></p>
<p>&mdash; dylan (@DylanFremlin) <a href="https://twitter.com/DylanFremlin/status/1058869099466379264?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 3, 2018</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>Nazem Kadri and Kasperi Kapanen nearly opened the scoring, but Kadri put his pass just slightly of of the area where Kapanen could one-time it and Matt Murray made a great save.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">kadri missed kapanen&#39;s wheelhouse by like two inches which resulted in kapanen being unable to one-time the pass and murray is able to get across to make the save <a href="https://t.co/9rATdr85VI">pic.twitter.com/9rATdr85VI</a></p>
<p>&mdash; dylan (@DylanFremlin) <a href="https://twitter.com/DylanFremlin/status/1058863007399272448?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 3, 2018</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>The Hyman-Tavares-Marner line was all over the place all night and, particularly, Marner was absolutely dominant. The first goal of the game was a result of a Marner zone entry followed by a cut to the middle of the ice where he took a shot. Tavares made a very nice tip from the middle of the slot which put the Leafs up 1-0.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">tavares tips in the marner shot and it&#39;s 1-0 buds <a href="https://t.co/BW2OpYtXmk">pic.twitter.com/BW2OpYtXmk</a></p>
<p>&mdash; The Leafs Nation (@TLNdc) <a href="https://twitter.com/TLNdc/status/1058865531736838144?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 3, 2018</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>Marner also just missed a goal of his own early on.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">marner just missed the top corner earlier. he&#39;s all over the place rn <a href="https://t.co/fK5UQm9q3q">pic.twitter.com/fK5UQm9q3q</a></p>
<p>&mdash; dylan (@DylanFremlin) <a href="https://twitter.com/DylanFremlin/status/1058866777835286528?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 3, 2018</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>Tavares almost had his second of the period after a great feed by Zach Hyman (?!) but the shaft of Murray&#8217;s stick kept it out.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">tavares&#39; point blank shot is stopped by the shaft of murray&#39;s stick. wonderful pass by zach hyman <a href="https://t.co/JPI2nTSmAa">pic.twitter.com/JPI2nTSmAa</a></p>
<p>&mdash; dylan (@DylanFremlin) <a href="https://twitter.com/DylanFremlin/status/1058870368583073792?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 3, 2018</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>I also enjoyed this way too much. Kasperi Kapanen has rockets attached to his skates prove me wrong.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">kapanen hunts down hagelin on the backcheck. two of the fastest players in the nhl <a href="https://t.co/hPyz5HSfew">pic.twitter.com/hPyz5HSfew</a></p>
<p>&mdash; dylan (@DylanFremlin) <a href="https://twitter.com/DylanFremlin/status/1058870717490450432?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 3, 2018</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>That first period was one of the best periods the team has played all year.</p>
<p><strong>2nd Period</strong></p>
<p>Fourty-four seconds into the second, this happened.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">kapanen chips it by kessel and takes off away from malkin to set up marleau for the finish. 2-0 buds! <a href="https://t.co/uscT8Uvo77">pic.twitter.com/uscT8Uvo77</a></p>
<p>&mdash; The Leafs Nation (@TLNdc) <a href="https://twitter.com/TLNdc/status/1058876714132983809?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 4, 2018</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>Kapanen is incredibly fast and incredibly good. Exhibit C:</p>
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<p lang="in" dir="ltr">penalty killing ft. kasperi kapanen! <a href="https://t.co/4O2VR97DxY">pic.twitter.com/4O2VR97DxY</a></p>
<p>&mdash; dylan (@DylanFremlin) <a href="https://twitter.com/DylanFremlin/status/1058878306760634369?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 4, 2018</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>Roughly ten seconds later, Marner did this on the penalty kill:</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">marner sets up a point blank chance for lindholm on the pk <a href="https://t.co/tw9CF7r248">pic.twitter.com/tw9CF7r248</a></p>
<p>&mdash; dylan (@DylanFremlin) <a href="https://twitter.com/DylanFremlin/status/1058878635875098629?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 4, 2018</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>Morgan Rielly then roofed a shot off the rush from Tavares to put the Leafs up 3-0.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">morgan rielly put the leafs up 3-0 earlier <a href="https://t.co/ocPlf82EaR">pic.twitter.com/ocPlf82EaR</a></p>
<p>&mdash; The Leafs Nation (@TLNdc) <a href="https://twitter.com/TLNdc/status/1058885343124942849?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 4, 2018</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>Marner was an absolute maniac tonight, dominating at evens, on the powerplay and shorthanded.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">marner is absolutely dominating tn <a href="https://t.co/SaxhHDPx49">pic.twitter.com/SaxhHDPx49</a></p>
<p>&mdash; dylan (@DylanFremlin) <a href="https://twitter.com/DylanFremlin/status/1058890503251361792?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 4, 2018</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>Marner then somehow got a Kadri pass stuck between the boot of his skate and his tuuk.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">lol here is the official removing the puck from between marner&#39;s boot and tuuk <a href="https://t.co/NktpdwoZ9n">pic.twitter.com/NktpdwoZ9n</a></p>
<p>&mdash; dylan (@DylanFremlin) <a href="https://twitter.com/DylanFremlin/status/1058888010740097024?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 4, 2018</a></p></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">and here is marner failing to get it unstuck mid play <a href="https://t.co/JbEC17gCVR">pic.twitter.com/JbEC17gCVR</a></p>
<p>&mdash; dylan (@DylanFremlin) <a href="https://twitter.com/DylanFremlin/status/1058888540199694336?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 4, 2018</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>No matter what happens with Marner on the ice it&#8217;s required viewing.</p>
<p><strong>3rd Period</strong></p>
<p>The third period began with Tavares missing out on his second goal by about half an inch.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">tavares rings a backhander off the corner of the post and the crossbar <a href="https://t.co/Nq2uAukXbT">pic.twitter.com/Nq2uAukXbT</a></p>
<p>&mdash; dylan (@DylanFremlin) <a href="https://twitter.com/DylanFremlin/status/1058892515271528448?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 4, 2018</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>Phil was being Phil.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">when the wifi isn&#39;t working <a href="https://t.co/XEsDAehgR0">pic.twitter.com/XEsDAehgR0</a></p>
<p>&mdash; dylan (@DylanFremlin) <a href="https://twitter.com/DylanFremlin/status/1058896469153873920?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 4, 2018</a></p></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">i wasn&#39;t sure phil was going to make it over the bench here <a href="https://t.co/GluG99KUwN">pic.twitter.com/GluG99KUwN</a></p>
<p>&mdash; dylan (@DylanFremlin) <a href="https://twitter.com/DylanFremlin/status/1058896541992202240?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 4, 2018</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>And then Rielly scored his second of the night and sixth of the year late in the third to put it away while on the powerplay.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">rielly scores his second of the night from marner and the leafs are up 4-0 late in the third <a href="https://t.co/d964RSAmSX">pic.twitter.com/d964RSAmSX</a></p>
<p>&mdash; The Leafs Nation (@TLNdc) <a href="https://twitter.com/TLNdc/status/1058899771086098432?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 4, 2018</a></p></blockquote>
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<p>Hyman got the monkey off his back with his first of the year while shorthanded with 20 seconds left in the game.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">zach hyman scores his first of the year by banking it off the goalie and then hornqvist, completely on purpose. the leafs win 5-0 <a href="https://t.co/1pIXEFlBnE">pic.twitter.com/1pIXEFlBnE</a></p>
<p>&mdash; The Leafs Nation (@TLNdc) <a href="https://twitter.com/TLNdc/status/1058901227449270272?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 4, 2018</a></p></blockquote>
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<p><strong>Final Thoughts</strong></p>
<p>Ultimately, the Leafs played a very good game on the road vs. one of the better teams in the league, winning the 5v5 corsi battle 59 to 54 (52% to 48%), the expected goal battle (57% to 43%) and the goal battle. They scored three 5v5 goals, one powerplay goal and one shorthanded goal. By the way, Marner and Tavares had six shots each.</p>
<p>My three stars:</p>
<ol>
<li>Mitch Marner</li>
<li>John Tavares</li>
<li>Morgan Rielly</li>
</ol>
<p>That was fun! We should do this again sometime!</p>


Today was a huge day in Toronto Maple Leafs history as Trevor Moore was called up.

Also the Leafs strolled into Pittsburgh and shut out one of the best teams in the league sans Auston Matthews and William Nylander.

<strong>1st Period</strong>

The Leafs were in control of this game from the beginning. They came out flying in the first period and controlled play from the get-go.

https://twitter.com/DylanFremlin/status/1058869099466379264

Nazem Kadri and Kasperi Kapanen nearly opened the scoring, but Kadri put his pass just slightly of of the area where Kapanen could one-time it and Matt Murray made a great save.

https://twitter.com/DylanFremlin/status/1058863007399272448

The Hyman-Tavares-Marner line was all over the place all night and, particularly, Marner was absolutely dominant. The first goal of the game was a result of a Marner zone entry followed by a cut to the middle of the ice where he took a shot. Tavares made a very nice tip from the middle of the slot which put the Leafs up 1-0.

https://twitter.com/TLNdc/status/1058865531736838144

Marner also just missed a goal of his own early on.

https://twitter.com/DylanFremlin/status/1058866777835286528

Tavares almost had his second of the period after a great feed by Zach Hyman (?!) but the shaft of Murray's stick kept it out.

https://twitter.com/DylanFremlin/status/1058870368583073792

I also enjoyed this way too much. Kasperi Kapanen has rockets attached to his skates prove me wrong.

https://twitter.com/DylanFremlin/status/1058870717490450432

That first period was one of the best periods the team has played all year.

<strong>2nd Period</strong>

Fourty-four seconds into the second, this happened.

https://twitter.com/TLNdc/status/1058876714132983809

Kapanen is incredibly fast and incredibly good. Exhibit C:

https://twitter.com/DylanFremlin/status/1058878306760634369

Roughly ten seconds later, Marner did this on the penalty kill:

https://twitter.com/DylanFremlin/status/1058878635875098629

Morgan Rielly then roofed a shot off the rush from Tavares to put the Leafs up 3-0.

https://twitter.com/TLNdc/status/1058885343124942849

Marner was an absolute maniac tonight, dominating at evens, on the powerplay and shorthanded.

https://twitter.com/DylanFremlin/status/1058890503251361792

Marner then somehow got a Kadri pass stuck between the boot of his skate and his tuuk.

https://twitter.com/DylanFremlin/status/1058888010740097024

https://twitter.com/DylanFremlin/status/1058888540199694336

No matter what happens with Marner on the ice it's required viewing.

<strong>3rd Period</strong>

The third period began with Tavares missing out on his second goal by about half an inch.

https://twitter.com/DylanFremlin/status/1058892515271528448

Phil was being Phil.

https://twitter.com/DylanFremlin/status/1058896469153873920

https://twitter.com/DylanFremlin/status/1058896541992202240

And then Rielly scored his second of the night and sixth of the year late in the third to put it away while on the powerplay.

https://twitter.com/TLNdc/status/1058899771086098432

Hyman got the monkey off his back with his first of the year while shorthanded with 20 seconds left in the game.

https://twitter.com/TLNdc/status/1058901227449270272

<strong>Final Thoughts</strong>

Ultimately, the Leafs played a very good game on the road vs. one of the better teams in the league, winning the 5v5 corsi battle 59 to 54 (52% to 48%), the expected goal battle (57% to 43%) and the goal battle. They scored three 5v5 goals, one powerplay goal and one shorthanded goal. By the way, Marner and Tavares had six shots each.

My three stars:
<ol>
 	<li>Mitch Marner</li>
 	<li>John Tavares</li>
 	<li>Morgan Rielly</li>
</ol>
That was fun! We should do this again sometime!

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