#depth-players

#depth-players

Since that drubbing in Montreal, the Maple Leafs have gone 5-1-1, outscoring the opposition 23-11. In their lone regulation loss, they blew a 2-0 lead in Washington against the Capitals, another low point as they were dominated during the second half of that game. Their other loss over the past seven games was a home-ice shootout loss to the Canadiens. Credit the Leafs for rebounding after the demoralizing loss to the Capitals.

The 2025 Boston Bruins had a template for success before the puck dropped on a new campaign in October. A lot of it involved two of their franchise fixtures in Charlie McAvoy and David Pastrnak doing plenty of the heavy lifting, night in and night out. Such was the case for most of the first six weeks of the season.