The move did give the team a chance to active Mark Giordano off of LTIR however. The move proved to be a good one even if came out of necessity as Giordano scored just his second goal of the season in the game.
The moment was extra special for the oldest Maple Leaf as it was his first time back in the lineup since his father passed away last month. After scoring the goal, he gestured toward the sky while celebrating with his teammates.
The veteran defenseman talked after the game about what the goal meant to him.
With the win, the Maple Leafs have given themselves a four-point cushion over the Tampa Bay Lightning for the 3rd spot in the Atlantic division. With just ten games remaining in the regular season, they may have cemented that spot in the standings for themselves, avoiding a tougher first-round matchup as a wild card team.
POLL | ||
MARS 28 | 153 ANSWERS Timothy Liljegren to miss Significant Time After Suffering Injury For far do you think the Toronto Maple Leafs will go in the playoffs this year? | ||
1st round exit | 81 | 52.9 % |
2nd round exit | 28 | 18.3 % |
Conference finals | 24 | 15.7 % |
Stanley Cup Finals | 20 | 13.1 % |
LIST OF POLLS |
G | A | PTS | ||
Mitch Marner | 2 | - | 2 | |
Logan Cooley | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
William Nylander | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Jack McBain | 1 | - | 1 | |
Dylan Guenther | - | 1 | 1 | |
Michael Kesselring | - | 1 | 1 | |
Fraser Minten | - | 1 | 1 | |
Mikhail Sergachev | - | 1 | 1 | |
Chris Tanev | - | 1 | 1 | |
John Tavares | - | 1 | 1 | |
Simon Benoit | - | - | - | |
Nick Bjugstad | - | - | - | |
Michael Carcone | - | - | - | |
Ian Cole | - | - | - | |
Lawson Crouse | - | - | - | |
Connor Dewar | - | - | - | |
Oliver Ekman-Larsson | - | - | - | |
Barrett Hayton | - | - | - | |
Pontus Holmberg | - | - | - | |
Clayton Keller | - | - | - | |
Complete stats |
STANDINGS 2024-2025 | ||||||
TOP 10 | GP | W | L | OL | PTS | |
Jets | 21 | 17 | 4 | - | 34 | |
Wild | 20 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 30 | |
Devils | 23 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 30 | |
Hurricanes | 20 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 29 | |
Golden Knights | 21 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 28 | |
Maple Leafs | 21 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 28 | |
Capitals | 20 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 27 | |
Flames | 21 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 27 | |
Stars | 19 | 13 | 6 | - | 26 | |
Rangers | 19 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 25 | |
Conference | Cumulative |