Not surprisingly, given their talents, the No. 1 pair of Tanev and Jake McCabe has been particularly effective at keeping the area around the net clear. In their 200 five-on-five minutes together, the Leafs give up only 6.4 high-danger attempts per 60 minutes, the third-best mark for any pairing in the league that’s logged at least 150 minutes.

While nobody in Toronto enjoys the city’s traffic problem, it might secretly be working in the Leafs’ favour. Visiting teams stuck navigating the chaos could be arriving at the rink a little less fresh, which might play a hand in explaining the Leafs’ impressive 9-3-0 record at home this season.

Anyone that lives in or has driven in Toronto can totally relate to this: Utah Hockey Club ditched their bus on Sunday to walk to their game against the Toronto Maple Leafs. The visiting club was forced to hoof it from their hotel to Scotiabank Arena after their team bus was caught in gridlock.

The Utah Hockey Club said players were forced to walk to their game against the Maple Leafs after their bus got stuck in Toronto traffic Sunday night.