Two red hot teams went face to face tonight, to see who would continue their hot streak, and who would have, at the very least, a slight delay. It’s the battle between the Buds and Phil “I have two Cups” Kessel’s team tonight.

The first was a hectic one, to say the least. It was that back and forth, frantic hockey that you’ve grown to love from the Leafs, but the Penguins are also good at it, so as a result, there were many goals. The Penguins capitalized first, scoring the opener just three and a half minutes in, as a Rust shot was deflected in by Hagelin. Not to fret though, as three minutes later, JVR would center the puck from behind the net, and Connor Brown would one time in the slot to tie the game at one apiece.

Only four minutes later, and a shot from Dermott would rebound right onto the stick of Bozak, and it would be an easy tap in to make it 2-1 Leafs.

Of course, the Penguins weren’t letting them get off that easy. A bit over a minute later, Gardiner attempted to clear the puck, which was caught by Malkin and after bouncing around a few times, ended back on Malkin’s stick and in the back of the net.

Yeah, this was a pretty forgettable period. The Leafs played terrible the first half of it, ended up down 3-2 thanks to a goal fro Aston-Reese, and then they played a bit better in the second half.

And everyone’s favourite Dad scores for the Buds to tie the game at 3-3, with the slowest one tier you’ll ever see.

Yeeeeeah, this wasn’t much better. The Leafs played less than ideal throughout the third, and after Olli Maata scored early on in the third, they didn’t even play with much pressure, despite trailing for most of it, and then Rust scored to give the Pens a two goal lead, and basically close the game. It was very ungood, as the Leafs lost 5-3.

And finally, a dream that will remain a dream

Hey, you won’t have to wait too long for another Buds win, as they’ll be playing the Red Wings in Detroit tomorrow at 7. Don’t worry about the back-to-backs though, as Detroit will be coming in after playing Nashville last night.