No John Tavares in the game tonight, so the lines were:
#Leafs lines during warmup vs Penguins Oct. 12/24
— David Alter (@dalter) October 12, 2024
Knies-Matthews-Marner
McMann-Holmberg-Nylander
Pacioretty-Domi-Robertson
Lorentz-Kampf-Reaves
Rielly-Tanev
OEL-McCabe
Benoit-Timmins
Stolarz (starter)
Hildeby
Pays to remember who controls the matchups here.
First Period
The Leafs got outplayed a lot in this period. They had trouble exiting the defensive zone, they had trouble making a pas in uncontested ice, and they got the puck picked off their sticks in the offensive zone a great deal.
It wasn't all bad because at least when they had the puck they were shooting from near the net.
Holmberg and McMann tried to connect on a partial odd-man rush
— Omar (@TicTacTOmar) October 12, 2024
Letang makes them play pic.twitter.com/nYxHGNQoV6
close one for Domi pic.twitter.com/L5Xh2vJpFr
— Omar (@TicTacTOmar) October 12, 2024
Benoit is called for tripping pic.twitter.com/I87KRj3j5V
— Omar (@TicTacTOmar) October 12, 2024
Chasing the play, and in the box he goes.
walking on in with that one pic.twitter.com/42XRCgMy4q
— Omar (@TicTacTOmar) October 12, 2024
Letang makes Pontus Holmberg play a little more. Holmberg was one of the least used forwards on the PK last year. Jake McCabe doesn't really know what to do in this situation either, so he does the "I'd block that if I was anywhere near it" curtsey and calls it a day.
oh wow ankles gone pic.twitter.com/kHhrp6oxtz
— Omar (@TicTacTOmar) October 12, 2024
That actually started the final few minutes of offensive competence.

Score was 1-0 Pittsburgh.
Second Period
Nice way to open the period.
bad change, turned sick goal for the Leafs pic.twitter.com/RH4ILQMjev
— Omar (@TicTacTOmar) October 13, 2024
And the follow-up.
MATTHEW KNIES 🚨
— Omar (@TicTacTOmar) October 13, 2024
Pittsburgh Destroyer! pic.twitter.com/TSazluZjn6
Nylander gave Domi an open lane and he tries to find McMann
— Omar (@TicTacTOmar) October 13, 2024
a goaltender interference call came after pic.twitter.com/sIDFrjHXlJ
Craig Berube switched up the lines and put Domi with Nylander and Bobby McMann for the second. Seems to be working.
Max Pacioretty takes a penalty and then Pittsburgh gets one right after. They take another at period end on this really terrible call.
lol yeah that's a soft one pic.twitter.com/woZ09icvPb
— Omar (@TicTacTOmar) October 13, 2024
Score was 2-1 Leafs.

Pittsburgh really pressed hard between the Toronto goals there, and then it was all Toronto with even a decent minute or two of power play.
Third Period
The third period started on a power play, the less said the better, but I wasn't the only one fired up by how ineffective it is. Right after:
MITCH MARNER 🚨
— Omar (@TicTacTOmar) October 13, 2024
Shot off the rush pic.twitter.com/qZvtOXhPXO
Malkin bats a puck down and tightens this game right up:
Malkin grabbed the clear attempt pic.twitter.com/DBBKoCes7k
— Omar (@TicTacTOmar) October 13, 2024
Nick Robertson is too fast for the Penguins and draws a very timely penalty with about 5 minutes to go.
Robertson's drive to the net draws a penalty pic.twitter.com/bru3Vsoh24
— Omar (@TicTacTOmar) October 13, 2024
Nylander fills the empty net to secure the win.
Final score: 4-2 Toronto.

Third period the best period for the Leafs.
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