The Toronto Maple Leafs set their record with a 10th straight home victory, defeating the Pittsburgh Penguins 5-2 at Air Canada Centre on Saturday.
Toronto won nine in a row at home from Nov. 11-Dec. 26, 1953, and from March 6-April 7, 2007.
“We want to be real good at home and obviously we want to be real good on the road,” Maple Leafs coach Mike Babcock said. “I don’t know why sometimes it goes better that way but obviously you want to be comfortable in your own building. It’s great for the guys to come and feel good and know they have a chance to win.”
Nazem Kadri scored twice, Morgan Rielly had three assists and Frederik Andersen made 38 saves for the Maple Leafs (40-22-7), who had lost four in a row (0-2-2). Toronto trails the Boston Bruins by seven points for second in the Atlantic Division, having played three more games.
A goal celebration in three parts. pic.twitter.com/ZB5pnXAArJ
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Gold Medal: ✔️
Greatest of All Time: ✔️@MapleLeafs Fans: ✔️@tessavirtue & @ScottMoir are in the rink.#TMLtalk pic.twitter.com/cA2IgxA3FX— Toronto Maple Leafs (@MapleLeafs) March 11, 2018
.@ScottMoir is hyped. #TMLtalk pic.twitter.com/7bw6B9MR3V
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First Star: @43_Kadri #PITvsTOR #TMLtalk pic.twitter.com/OBP7vrt5Ud
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The fans are in. #StandWitness pic.twitter.com/4loBQWtXQA
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