At times this season, the Toronto Maple Leafs have been a very good hockey team. You don’t either occupy the top spot in the highly-competitive Atlantic Division or sit close to the top of the Atlantic if you’re not playing well for long stretches.

The Toronto Maple Leafs have faltered over their past few games, and one big concern is their penalty kill has suddenly forgotten how to prevent goals.

Ridly Greig had three chances to ice the game in regulation. The Ottawa Senators were up 3-2 on their rival Toronto Maple Leafs and had an open net to shoot at. One chance went wide. Greig scored on the second,

Thompson puts Sharks on board in third period vs. Maple Leafs Sharks defenseman Jack Thompson cuts San Jose's deficit in half with a third-period goal against the Toronto Maple Le

Welcome back to NHL Predictions. Each day, Last Word on Hockey takes a look at the games that are scheduled then offers insight and analysis to help predict who will be victorious in head-to-head matchups.