So while the Golden Knights lead the league with a .731 point percentage, and the Jets, Wild, Avalanche, Capitals and others deserve their due for recent or season-long success, the Maple Leafs appear poised to battle with the best of them. And, fully healthy, can't be discounted as a contender to finish ahead of all others by mid-April.

The Toronto Maple Leafs swept a home-and-home series against the Philadelphia Flyers, taking both ends by an identical 3–2 score. What were the good, bad, and ugly aspects of this game?

Returning home from a five-game road trip, John Tortorella's Philadelphia Flyers (17-18-5) rematch on Tuesday with Craig Berube's Toronto Maple Leafs (26-13-2).