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Maple Leafs Fall 7-1 Against Pittsburgh - Game Recap

Drew O'Connor scored a pair of goals against the Maple Leafs as Pittsburgh handed Toronto a 7-1 defeat on Saturday at PPG Paints Arena.

The Penguins were a +154 underdog in the win. The combined score went OVER the total, which closed at 5.5.

Pittsburgh got goals from Drew O'Connor(2), Marcus Pettersson, Brian Boyle, Evan Rodrigues, Jason Zucker, and Mike Matheson in the victory. O'Connor opened the scoring at 11:53 of the first period.

Tristan Jarry stopped 28 of 29 Toronto shots in the victory.

Toronto got a goal from Jason Spezza in the loss, but it wasn't enough.

Toronto got a 16-stop effort from Jack Campbell in the loss.

On the power play, Pittsburgh went 1-for-5, while the Maple Leafs were 0-for-3 with the man advantage.

Pittsburgh outshot Toronto 33-29 in the game.

Pittsburgh looks to continue their winning ways next game with a battle against the Lightning. The Maple Leafs will aim to get back on the winning track at Carolina.