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An organization plagued by subpar on-ice results for more than a decade has finally reversed course under the watchful eye of Brendan Shanahan, Kyle Dubas and Mike Babcock. Toronto has again eased into another playoff spot this season, thanks to one of the league’s best regular-season records and the NHL’s second-best goal differential.
Toronto, who had arguably been the league’s second-best team for most of the regular season, fell into a bit of a slump . That’s allowed Boston – who has played to a 132-point pace since the New Year – to surge past them in the standings. While you have to give full credit to the Bruins for playing so well down the stretch, you start to wonder what it might mean for the Maple Leafs – particularly if the first round ends with a third consecutive elimination.
The Bruins are surging, carrying about 53 per cent of the expected goals at even strength over the last 20 games. That’s a monster number – the type of performance you see in teams as they gear up for deep playoff runs. The Leafs are the opposite end of the spectrum. Over the last 20 games, the Leafs are getting just under 49 per cent of the expected goals – a far cry from their season high at the halfway point of the regular season, which was right around 54 per cent.
In fact, the only two teams from the East that underwhelm relative to Toronto are Columbus and Washington:
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