This game was an emotional rollercoaster. Up by two after the first period with Ed Belfour playing well, things were looking fantastic. Then, Belfour faltered as the Leafs quickly coughed up the lead. Alexei Ponikarovsky's short handed goal tied it up and we had to overcome a two man disadvantage to force overtime. Securing that one point felt pretty damn good at that point.
What an overtime! Ed Belfour came up huge as we killed off the four minute penalty to Alexander Steen and found ourselves in yet another shootout. Our previous two shootouts were against Dominic Hasek and no Leaf got a single puck past him, but Eric Lindros scored on a nifty backhand and Belfour made it hold up in a thrilling victory.
We've got to stop blowing two goal leads. My heart can't take many games like this.
Current Record Last GamesSeason Leaders5-2-2
12 points
Tied for 1st in Northeast5-4 Win vs. Boston
5-2 Loss vs. Philadelphia
5-4 Win vs. CarolinaB. McCabe - 15
E. Lindros - 10
J. Allison - 10
