![]() ![]() The defenceman whose miscues cost the Leafs in previous defeats didn’t want to think too far ahead but also called this a “very trying” time for a group that was in second place in the Atlantic Division as recently as Mar. Phaneuf didn’t want to consider that daunting task. “All we can control right now is winning the rest of our games, and we’re going to have to have every one, probably.” “We’ve got to win the rest of our games and get help now, I think,” said Lupul, who scored the Leafs’ second goal of the night late in the second period to give some life that evaporated in the third. With just six games remaining - two less than each of the three teams they’re competing with for two spots - the Leafs are fourth among those teams and know the difficult task in front of them. Columbus leads Detroit because they have more regulation and overtime wins (33 to 29). The Red Wings weren’t the only ones in the race to win Saturday night, as the Blue Jackets beat the Carolina Hurricanes in overtime to take over the top wild-card spot in the East at 82 points. ![]() I was happy to win the game, first off, but the hat trick is a nice thing to take home.” “It was the first hat trick I ever had, which is pretty special,” Helm said. This is the toughest loss for sure.”ĭetroit (34-26-14) got a hat trick from Darren Helm and another from the NHL’s hottest goal-scorer, Gustav Nyquist, to reach 82 points. “We come tonight against a team that was battling for that same spot and they win this hockey game. ![]() There’s no hiding that,” captain Dion Phaneuf said. “This loss is the most disappointing out of the eight. Squandering the most important game of this stretch so far to a fellow Eastern Conference wild-card competitor felt like the breaking point. Giving up huge leads in the standings to the Red Wings, Columbus Blue Jackets and Washington Capitals to fall into a four-way tie at 80 points was one thing. Seven losses piled up and yet the Leafs still sounded like a team that had hope. ![]()
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