Maple Leafs Head Coach Craig Berube Had a Runaway Favourite Line Against the Blackhawks
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After another strong effort against the Chicago Blackhawks, Toronto Maple Leafs head coach Craig Berube has identified who he viewed as the best line of the night.
The Toronto Maple Leafs came out of the 4 Nations Face-Off break with back-to-back victories against the Carolina Hurricanes and Chicago Blackhawks as they catapulted themselves back into the top spot in the Atlantic Division on Sunday.
"They were really good tonight. Max was on pucks, making good plays with the puck. [Robertson] was driving the net and scored a nice goal. They got a power-play goal as well. Bobby was doing what he does - he skates, gets on top of people, and creates turnovers. That line was really good for us.
I thought all of the lines were solid tonight. They all did what they needed to do to get the win."
After being split up due to injures, the trio showed their mettle last night with 2 goals and 5 points, which also included the game-winning goal from Robertson with 15 seconds remaining in the second period. It was a very important goal considering the Blackhawks scored 8 seconds later to cut the deficit back to 1.
McMann returning to that line seemingly jumpstarted the trio as the Leafs look to establish themselves offensively in the final stretch of the regular season.
They work very well together, but the same can't be said when they're split up, especially for Robertson and Domi. The former struggled to the tune of 1 goal over his previous 11 games while the latter had just 5 assists in that same span. McMann, on the other hand, had 5 goals and 8 points in that stretch. He really seems to be rolling no matter where he plays.
Berube maintained the same lines and combinations for consecutive games and that could be the case when they face the Boston Bruins at the TD Garden on Tuesday night. However, with reinforcements
possibly on their way in the coming days and weeks, it will be interesting to see if Berube keeps his trio intact, because he would be entirely justified in doing so. They've been that good.
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