It’s as though the Leafs continually play under an alter ego.
Each man in the lineup looked like Superman in the team’s 5-0 whitewash of the Tampa Bay Lightning, a mere 48 hours after their apparent kryptonite-laden drubbing at the hands of Florida.
The win, coupled with the Islanders’ regulation loss to Winnipeg, propelled the Leafs back into the second wild card playoff spot in the East, as the zigzag race approaches its dramatic conclusion.
Toronto received contributions from unlikely heroes. Roman Polak opened the scoring in the first period, his point shot mesmerizing the usually reliable Andrei Vasilevskiy in the Lightning goal.