@ Los Angeles

Only the Leafs could jump out to a two goal lead and still find a way to let a game turn into a total track meet. Matthew Knies looked like he actually cared with a three point performance while Steven Lorentz chipped in a shorthanded goal to make everyone briefly believe this team had a pulse. Naturally, Max Domi decided the best use of his energy was sitting in the box for roughing and unsportsmanlike conduct because playing actual defensive hockey is far too mainstream. In the second period, the Kings were outshooting us by a comedic margin and the defense was essentially a collection of orange pylons wearing blue jerseys.

Just when you thought John Tavares and Easton Cowan might actually drag this group to a win, the third period happened. Giving up three goals in under two minutes is a special kind of talent that only this roster possesses. It was a nice gesture for Nicholas Robertson and Knies to tie it back up at six, but we all knew how the script ended. Quinton Byfield put us out of our misery in overtime while Joseph Woll finished with an 84.6 percent save rate that makes me want to stare directly into the sun. William Nylander finished a minus three and the team got outshot 39 to 20, proving that even when we manage to steal a point, we still lose in the most exhausting way possible.