"Responsibility, he's doing on the defensive side of the puck, and he sees shot lanes he's been getting through, and at the same time with what he produces shotwise, he finds a lot of holes for passing," Maple Leafs forward Mitchell Marner said. "So he's done a great job all season long playing on that defensive side of the puck and he's been getting rewarded recently for it, so that's great to see."
Jack Campbell made a season-high 45 saves for the Maple Leafs (32-12-3), who have won seven in a row at home and eight of 10 overall.
"He's been outstanding for us all season, but I just thought today was maybe as calmed and poised as he's looked all season," Toronto coach Sheldon Keefe said. "I thought we defended pretty well, but at times when there is lots of stuff happening in tight, even the difficult saves I thought he made look easy tonight, and I thought that was really, really good. He made the coach feel very comfortable on the bench today.
"It's unfortunate that we gave up the goal because we didn't do a good job on that, it was a tap in at the side of the post, but he deserved a shutout today."