The Toronto Maple Leafs winning streak has come to end, falling 2-1 in a shootout to the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday night.

And while goaltender Dennis Hildeby was a bright spot throughout in keeping it a one-goal game, the team’s offence left something to be desired. Toronto was unable to find the back of the net through the first 50 minutes of this one, until Scott Laughton finally broke through with a slap shot on a breakaway while shorthanded.

It was a nifty move and it’s clear from his enthusiastic reaction that it felt good to get one so deep into the game. Speaking to media after the match, he touched on what he saw on that goal and the energy boost in brought.

“Yeah, a little fired up there,” he said. “I’ve done it before a couple times. Just thought that was the play, and was lucky enough for it to go in. Definitely was fired up. Wasn’t too happy when they scored on their power play. I let a seam pass go through and they found the next seam, so I tried to get one back there, and found a way to get the extra.”

Laughton is now on a three-game goal streak, quickly becoming a key part of the Leafs’ depth since making his return to the ice late last month. His heroics allowed them to walk away with a point, but ultimately not the two they wanted, owing to a go-ahead goal from Cole Caufield in the second period that led to the shootout finish. Saturday was yet another night where the team looked poor in the middle frame, and Laughton shared what he saw from the team’s play.

“(We were) trying to do too much,” he said. “Playing against Carolina and Florida, they force you to play quick and simple. And these guys kind of sit back in a 1-3, and we weren’t able to get through. Trying to make too many plays not go north, and put a lot of pressure on our D to go back for pucks, we made it hard on them. We need to clean that up.”

The Maple Leafs continue their five-game homestand on Monday, set to host the Atlantic Division-leading Tampa Bay Lightning.

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