Sergei Bobrovsky just wasted a Gavin McKenna breakout game

Both of his goal were game-tying goals, as well as power-play goals, and with one coming at the end of the first period, and the other coming at the beginning of the second, they ended up being just two-and-a-half minutes apart.

McKenna's assist on the Matthews goal have him his first three-point night in the NHL, and with 11 points in 15 games, he is now leads all rookies in scoring.

Top line experiment did not go according to plan

I don't want to take away from McKenna's performance, because it was historic and incredible for the kid. However, it was his first game on the big line with Matthews and Jack Roslovic because of the injury to Kirill Marchenko, and it did not go according to plan. By the end of the game, Easton Cowan was taking shifts with the top unit.

"5-on-5, I didn't think they did all that much, to be honest with you," head coach Jim Hiller said. "But definitely on the power play, beautiful goals."

Now, it's his first game in this situation. Should they go back to it again on Saturday in Vancouver? Absolutely. Still worth noting, though.

Bobrovsky was sleeping in Seattle

Hey, Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan fans. See what I did there?

Listen, if you've read my work at all over the last month, you know that I've been defending Bobrovsky every step of the way. There's a certain publication in Toronto that is coming at the 38-year-old netminder seemingly every day, and I haven't agreed with it. Today, however, there's just no way around it.

I'm no goalie guru, but the fourth and fifth against the Kraken just cannot go in. Especially the fifth one, given the situation. You can talk about how the Leafs spent too much time shorthanded, and that's true. You can talk about how they didn't create a ton offensively throughout the night, and that's also true.

But the biggest truth, and maybe the most important, is that the Maple Leafs held the Kraken to just 17 shots. If you go by period, they allowed six, eight, and three. Three in the third period, and the third shot sunk then. I understand that most goaltenders do better with volume versus not seeing a lot of action. But when you score four goals and allow only 17 shots, you should win every time. Not most times. Every time.

"Bob's been great for us all year," Matthews said after the game. "Every now and then there's going to be a couple that you want back. I put it more on us as a five-man unit. Any time a goal goes into our net, we're out there as a five-man unit. All five guys have jobs to do."

I appreciate the sentiment, Auston, and who am I to argue? Some nights, as a team, you just don't have it. That has been the case in the last two games. However, in both cases, the Leafs were in a position to grab at least a point out of the deal, and the goaltending let them down.

Bob remains confident despite a rough month

"They had good scoring chances," Bobrovsky said. "It was a good challenge. I feel good. I feel strong. There's a lot of work going on. There is a process. There are mistakes sometimes. But overall, I feel confident. I feel good."

Bobrovsky is a first-ballot Hall of Famer. Anything he says, I would be inclined to believe. But in this case, it's hard to argue with what we're seeing on the ice.

The Maple Leafs are paying him to be the number one guy. But right now, maybe it's too much. Anthony Stolarz is playing really well, and it's not the worst thing to split the load a little bit. Yes, it's a long season. But the Leafs need wins, and right now, Bob isn't giving them that opportunity.