The Toronto Maple Leafs’ sudden struggles continued Saturday night with a 4-3 loss to the Boston Bruins. After a 6-2 loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday and a 5-1 loss to the St. Louis Blues on Thursday, the temperature was hot heading into the Boston game with hopes of bouncing back in a divisional game crucial. .

Unfortunately for them, the weather was just as hot for the Bruins, who had lost three games before Saturday night and carried a sub-.500 record with them. Ultimately, Boston will prevail in the battle against high temperatures.

Auston Matthews had a hero moment at zero in the game, scoring with less than two minutes left to take the game into overtime, but he followed up with what appeared to be a pass to no-man’s land, a pass that Boston would intercept and ultimately convert to win the game. At first glance, the gift seemed like a bit of a reckless decision, but it turned out to be a miscommunication between him, Mitch Marner and Morgan Rielly.