Overview
- Toronto dropped consecutive home games to the Bruins and Hurricanes, conceding 10 goals and getting heavily outshot across both contests.
- Carolina generated 89 shot attempts to Toronto’s 36 in the latest loss, highlighting prolonged zone time and repeated odd-man rushes against.
- Through roughly 16 games, the Leafs remain erratic with a negative goal differential and are tracking toward a wild-card fight rather than Atlantic control.
- Special teams have sagged from last season, with the power play down to about 17.1% and low shot volume on the man advantage after ranking far stronger a year ago.
- MoneyPuck data shows Toronto leading the league in giveaways, including a high share in the defensive zone, as goaltending wobbles with Anthony Stolarz pulled and Dennis Hildeby battling a barrage of rush chances while stars like William Nylander and Auston Matthews continue to produce.