Tavares, a mainstay on a lethal five-forward unit, wasn’t available for the man advantage. Toronto still had a couple of great looks — Auston Matthews hit the post with the Battle of Ontario on his stick — but chess pieces had to be moved around the formation.

It's been two games of the Battle of Ontario, and Toronto Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews is yet to find the back of the net. It's not, however, from a lack of trying.