> ## 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 douse Flames - URL: https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/recap-leafs-douse-flames/ - Published: 2025-03-18T02:20:56.000Z - Updated: 2025-03-18T02:20:56.000Z - Description: Thank you, Auston, for the chance at another cliché headline. - Author: Cathy Squires - Tags: Game Coverage ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/34/01/3401a938-f468-4c02-a227-9bc4cc09bad4/content/images/2025/03/GmR4cHcXkAA43tq-1-.jpg) ### First Period Leafs played a fast and focused period marred by a couple of bad penalties. Max Domi got it going with what is a right time and place sort of goal, but also a beauty: > All gas, no brakes for Max Domi and the Leafs to start! ☘️ [pic.twitter.com/KDfp33CvZ5](https://t.co/KDfp33CvZ5?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) > > — Sports on Prime Canada (@SportsOnPrimeCA) [March 17, 2025](https://twitter.com/SportsOnPrimeCA/status/1901783186364936236?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) Simon Benoit took a very silly tripping penalty that also caused Kevin Rooney to slam into the boards awkwardly on his arm – he stayed in the game though. The Leafs PK was very good – Brandon Carlo and Scott Laughton figured prominently in both PKs. Then Nick Robertson really did a dumb: > Nick Robertson received two minutes in the box for this slapper[pic.twitter.com/wXv9Jk2WbU](https://t.co/wXv9Jk2WbU?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) [https://t.co/661HqX8Cym](https://t.co/661HqX8Cym?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) > > — Jesse Blake (@JesseBlake) [March 18, 2025](https://twitter.com/JesseBlake/status/1901788838281748857?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) Again the PK had that covered. The Flames came up with a great play near the end of the period to tie the game: > What a PASS from Huby to tie this up 🤩 [pic.twitter.com/dvd9MUwKnI](https://t.co/dvd9MUwKnI?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) > > — Sports on Prime Canada (@SportsOnPrimeCA) [March 18, 2025](https://twitter.com/SportsOnPrimeCA/status/1901791501065027875?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) After one it was one-all. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/34/01/3401a938-f468-4c02-a227-9bc4cc09bad4/content/images/2025/03/20242025-21076-5v5.png) Now that's quality offence! ### Second Period This period was even more fun. The Leafs got an early power play on Nazem Kadri penalty, and William Nylander illustrated that the Leafs power play is often very good: > William Nylander you are forever our Shayla on Prime Monday Night Hockey. 😭 💙 [pic.twitter.com/mfMNkKdSOS](https://t.co/mfMNkKdSOS?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) > > — Sports on Prime Canada (@SportsOnPrimeCA) [March 18, 2025](https://twitter.com/SportsOnPrimeCA/status/1901797169545330774?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) Robertson then took a penalty with a lazy high stick, the sort of thing some coaches really get annoyed by. Morgan Frost scored, but the Leafs challenged for offside. It was ruled no-goal, likely on some video we didn't see on air, which looked very inconclusive. > Frost Disallowed Goal due to Offside [pic.twitter.com/BgQOUM1Utk](https://t.co/BgQOUM1Utk?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) > > — Maple Leafs Hotstove (@LeafsNews) [March 18, 2025](https://twitter.com/LeafsNews/status/1901799514740011087?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) And then, like it's a move, the redemption scene: > BIG goal for Nick Robertson 👏 [pic.twitter.com/0r2rNDkreM](https://t.co/0r2rNDkreM?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) > > — Sports on Prime Canada (@SportsOnPrimeCA) [March 18, 2025](https://twitter.com/SportsOnPrimeCA/status/1901802497389269462?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) Great pass out from Domi. And in the sequel to this blockbuster film, Auston Matthews, playing through the pain (of the "something" that's wrong). > Power play. Paddy. Papi. ☘️ [pic.twitter.com/Sx08PxYBaJ](https://t.co/Sx08PxYBaJ?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) > > — Sports on Prime Canada (@SportsOnPrimeCA) [March 18, 2025](https://twitter.com/SportsOnPrimeCA/status/1901805417086271796?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) This was for a too many men penalty, and the next one was a ref call pulling one guy out of a post-whistle scrum after he'd threatened to do that a couple of times. > Just one power play Papi goal simply wasn't enough. 🥰 [pic.twitter.com/ph1FceGR3x](https://t.co/ph1FceGR3x?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) > > — Sports on Prime Canada (@SportsOnPrimeCA) [March 18, 2025](https://twitter.com/SportsOnPrimeCA/status/1901807157030617116?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) Sometimes other teams take stupid penalties too. After two it was 5-1 Leafs. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/34/01/3401a938-f468-4c02-a227-9bc4cc09bad4/content/images/2025/03/20242025-21076-all.png) ### Third Period Dan Vladar started the third in place of Dustin Wolf. On a delayed penalty, Bobby McMann put this game to bed with a goal: > BOBBY. THE MCMANN THAT YOU ARE. 💙☘️ [pic.twitter.com/rXyfcOfR7L](https://t.co/rXyfcOfR7L?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) > > — Sports on Prime Canada (@SportsOnPrimeCA) [March 18, 2025](https://twitter.com/SportsOnPrimeCA/status/1901813273990983878?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) Calgary plays on Tuesday, so they were just trying to survive the rest of the third, while the Leafs kept skating fast. Simon Benoit got angry over a clip to the face, and cross-checked a Flames player. A scrum ensued, and Benoit took four to the Flames two minutes. Joe Woll was the best penalty killer on that one. The Flames heavily outshot the Leafs in the third, but it sure seemed like the Leafs had the puck a lot. Not like they needed more goals. The Flames popped one in very late in the third, almost by accident. Final score was 6-2 Leafs. Considering all the power play time, the Leafs fourth line, at over nine minutes at five-on-five, ate up a lot of minutes and gave the top two lines some shifts off. Next game is Wednesday at home to Colorado. The Leafs play away vs the Rangers on Thursday.