Wallstedt Outduels Stolarz as Wild Leave Toronto With a 5-2 Win
The Leafs had more of the puck on their sticks, and Minnesota still had the better night in nearly every way that mattered. Toronto took 54.1% of the shot attempts and put 28 shots on goal to the Wild's 26, but the Wild's chances were simply more dangerous: by expected goals -- how many goals a team's chances are usually worth -- Minnesota sat at 4.28 to Toronto's 2.82 in the 5-2 win.
That edge held because of the men between the pipes. Jesper Wallstedt stopped 26 of 28, including three of the four best looks Toronto got. At the other end, Anthony Stolarz made 21 saves on 25 shots and gave up more than the chances in front of him deserved.
Matt Boldy scored three times on five shots, while Kirill Kaprizov had three assists. Danila Yurov added a goal and an assist and had the best chances of anyone on the ice. The bounces weren't all one-sided: John Tavares and William Nylander each rang a post, and so did Boldy.
For Toronto, now 8-11-2 with five straight losses, the familiar problem returned: too much got through.
