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# From The Branches: Leafs win their 5th straight pre-season game
- URL: https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/toronto-maple-leafs-win-detroit-red-wings-pre-season-matthews-is-god/
- Published: 2017-09-30T09:00:02.000Z
- Updated: 2017-09-30T09:00:02.000Z
- Description: Only one more pre-season game to go, then it’s on to the real thing!
- Author: Brian Stewart
- Tags: From The Branches, #chorus, #Import 2023-04-05 10:50

Last night the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Detroit Red Wings 4-2 to win their 5th straight game of the pre-season thanks to the usual crowd: William Nylander, Auston Matthews, and Magic Mitch Marner. They only have one more pre-season game to go tonight, then it’s time for the real thing!

[You can read Katya’s recap of the game here.](https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/toronto-maple-leafs-recap-matthews-and-nylander-roll-over-the-red-wings-while-everyone-else-watches/)

The Toronto Marlies had their first pre-season game yesterday and lost 3-2 in overtime, after being down 2-0 with a few minutes to go in the third. Piccinich had their first goal with a sharp angle snipe on the PP....

> Relive the moment as Piccinich pots his first of the preseason.[#MarliesLive](https://twitter.com/hashtag/MarliesLive?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) [pic.twitter.com/Ae7o48ouR4](https://t.co/Ae7o48ouR4?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)
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> — Toronto Marlies (@TorontoMarlies) [September 30, 2017](https://twitter.com/TorontoMarlies/status/913943891237376000?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

And the Leafs’ 2C of the future, Adam Brooks, tied it up thanks to a lucky bounce...

> Take a look back at Brooks' equalizer that sent tonight's game to overtime.[#MarliesLive](https://twitter.com/hashtag/MarliesLive?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) [pic.twitter.com/5xS289KZnb](https://t.co/5xS289KZnb?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)
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> — Toronto Marlies (@TorontoMarlies) [September 30, 2017](https://twitter.com/TorontoMarlies/status/913950619752390656?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

Onto the links!

Speaking of the Marlies, [you can see their current pre-season roster here after they made 15 cuts to mostly ECHL players on Thursday](https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/toronto-marlies-training-camp-cuts-orlando-solar-nears-utah-grizzlies-wichita-thunder-echl/).

[PPP’s masthead used the power of our hivemind to put together a hiveroundtable about the main story lines in this pre-season](https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/ppp-roundtable-who-makes-the-toronto-maple-leafs-rosen-marincin-aaltonen-moore-leivo-kapanen/): the battle for the 4C, 6th defenseman, and what the hell they’re going to do with all those wingers!

[Filed under “Know Thy Enemy” is a preview of the Boston Bruins ](https://theathletic.com/111468/2017/09/28/nhl-season-preview-boston-bruins/?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)done by massive nerd Dom Lushiz... Dom Lusciv... Scrabble. I’m just gonna call him Scrabble now.

[Sportsnet has a feature on the Edmonton Oilers’ little pre-season miracle Kailer Yamamoto](http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/yamamotos-spot-oilers-worst-kept-secret-camp/?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) and how he seems like a lock to get at least a 9 game tryout in the NHL after leading the pre-season with 5 goals.

[Someone named Andy Strickland says that Jagr is reportedly talking with three NHL teams currently](https://twitter.com/andystrickland/status/913833880649650176?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com). Come on three mystery teams, one of you do the thing!

Have a great weekend everybody! The NHL regular season is just right around the corner BUDS ALL DAY!

### What’s the best part of October?

| The NHL regular season finally starting again!                                                                                               | 98 |
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| Thanksgiving - gobble gobble!                                                                                                                | 17 |
| Halloween, or at least the cheap unsold candy you can buy after it and yes I know that’s technically November what are you the month police? | 20 |
| Putting that god forsaken September heat wave in the rear view mirror never to be spoken of again                                            | 21 |