Loss to Devils but Kessel Regains Lead

Toronto was able to rally back to send the game to overtime against New Jersey but it wasn't enough to stop David Clarkson from scoring the game winner as the Devils win 3-2.  At least the Leafs gained a point from this game which seemed like a giveaway to the Devils.

The first period was disasterous for the guys in blue and white as the Devils took an early 2-0 lead thanks to Toronto's penalties.  And these penalties were all thanks to the amount of turnovers and spending most of the period in their own zone.  After coming out in the second and third period, Toronto looked like a new team as they fought back to tie the game with goals by Phil Kessel (who now ties Jonathan Toews for most goals in the league) and Matt Frattin.

In overtime, Carl Gunnarsson had a wide open one-timer at the point but missed most of the puck, giving it away to New Jersey which led to the game winning goal.  Although it wasn't Toronto's best game, we did see them fight back with some good checking by Luke Schenn, Philippe Dupuis and the rest of the team.  Next time, less turnovers, more faceoff wins and more speed!  Toronto's next game will be at Washington on Friday.

The Rest of the Hockey World
1. Winnipeg beats Boston: Of all the teams in the NHL, I would not have thought Winnipeg to be the one to stop Boston's streak.  Good on them though as they finally have a winning record this season (12-11-4).
2. Wild rookie wins:  Minnesota Wild was forced to use their backup goaltender as Josh Harding left the game after being hit on the head by his own teammate.  The rookie made 34 saves to gain his first NHL win *thumbs up*.
3. Tyler Seguin overslept: Seguin of the Boston Bruins overslept and missed the morning meeting which led to him being a scratch in the game against Winnipeg.  That's too bad, I'm sure they could have used him.