> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Recap: Leafs 1, Blackhawks 4 - URL: https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/recap-leafs-1-blackhawks-4/ - Published: 2016-01-16T04:36:22.000Z - Updated: 2016-01-16T04:36:22.000Z - Description: A strong effort was slain by the Blackhawks' special teams. Welcome to the fourth loss in a row. - Author: Achariya - Tags: #chorus, #Import 2023-04-05 11:01 Hi again. You might remember me from [this losing game recap](https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/recap-seven-different-sharks-rain-down-on-us/), or maybe [this one](https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/game-24-recap-sparks-snuffed-in-six-goal-loss/). Don't kill the messenger! But you know what? Most of this game was not bad. A good half of it was evenly played, watchable hockey that gave both sides a sense of hope. Both teams played a ridiculously even game in chances, ending 29-29 in shots on goal, but the [Blackhawks](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/teams/chicago-blackhawks?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)' special teams proved to be stronger than the [Maple Leafs](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/teams/toronto-maple-leafs?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)', and [Scott Darling](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/players/224379/scott-darling?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) was sharp in the last 30 minutes of play. Babcock agreed, and had a few sharp words for his bottom six forwards: "I thought we were competitive. I didn't think our bottom six forwards were near good enough. I thought our top six forwards were very good. I thought we had good chances. I liked the way we competed. The bottom line is...the special teams killed us. In the end you leave disappointed. I liked our approach, I liked our plan, but in the end you can't give up those goals. And you can't be shorthanded against that team." The first period remained scoreless due to a few excellent saves by Reimer, and due to Mike Babcock's sharp eyes. At the 12 minute mark of the first, it seemed as though [Andrew Shaw](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/players/133540/andrew-shaw?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) would get his whatever-eth goal of the season (I can't be arsed to look it up), but after Shaw shot in his own rebound, Babcock called for a coach's review. After a few tense moments, the situation room said, "You were right, Mr. Babcock! [Marian Hossa](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/players/55750/marian-hossa?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) was, in fact, a few strides in front of Shaw carrying in the puck over the blue line!" and the goal was waved off. This is one of the moments when I feel grateful for a coach like Babcock -- his hero-level ability to see everything on the ice at once helps many of his reviews pass muster. (Question for people with memories better than mine: has Babcock won more coach's challenges than he's lost? Or not? Is there a handy place to look this up?) A brilliant moment for Reimer in the first was during a Maple Leafs power play. Marian Hossa plucked the puck away from poor [Josh Leivo](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/players/143529/josh-leivo?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) (what was Leivo doing up against Hossa?). Hossa's breakaway and shot caught Reimer in such a way that the deflection came back to Trevor van Riemsdyk, but Reimer was able to make that second save with a swift slide. Reimer continued to look strong until 13 minutes into the second, when a series of Blackhawks powerplays slew the Leafs. Right after the Leafs killed the penalty to [Jake Gardiner](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/players/130014/jake-gardiner?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com), [Patrick Kane](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/players/56147/patrick-kane?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) scored. Five minutes after that, on another penalty to [Matt Hunwick](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/players/54887/matt-hunwick?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com), Patrick Kane scored again. [Roman Polak](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/players/55153/roman-polak?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) began the third by garnering a cross-checking penalty, and in the ensuing 5-on-3, [Artemi Panarin](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/players/255177/artemi-panarin?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) scored. Facing a 3-0 deficit, this generation of Leafs continued to battle, and eventually were rewarded. At three minutes into the third, [Morgan Rielly](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/players/157191/morgan-rielly?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) took a pass from PA Parenteau, dragged it back, and shot it over Darling's blocker side to make it 3-1\. He had great vision to see the play through all the traffic and just ... went for it. The last thing that made it 4-1 was an empty netter. As Babcock said, everyone competed (corroborated by incredibly even scoring chances throughout, without a single plateau for score effects or being disheartened), but a high number of penalties got the Leafs in trouble against a team with the third-best powerplay in the league. Charts from [War on Ice](http://war-on-ice.com/game5.html?seasongcode=2015201620655&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) and Sean Tierney. > [#Blackhawks](https://twitter.com/hashtag/Blackhawks?src=hash&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) vs [#Leafs](https://twitter.com/hashtag/Leafs?src=hash&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) possession battle. Bozak and Kadri with strong nights in the loss. [#Torvschi](https://twitter.com/hashtag/Torvschi?src=hash&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) [pic.twitter.com/Wn0y6tVuHI](https://t.co/Wn0y6tVuHI?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) > > — Sean Tierney (@SeanTierneyTSS) [January 16, 2016](https://twitter.com/SeanTierneyTSS/status/688189711261630466?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)