You score seven power-play goals in five games, you’re going to win a lot of them.



That, in a sentence, is why the Maple Leafs are 4-1-0 to start the year.



It’s also why the NHL’s scoring leaders list looks like a rundown of Toronto’s PP1 personnel:



Poor Nazem Kadri, feeling left out. No need for that mid-slot scoring threat on rebounds if there aren’t any, right?



This column will be numbers heavy. And it’ll be analyzing a small set of games, given it’s only Oct. 12. Keeping in mind that it’s early, we can still see trends — beyond the success of PP1 — that point to how this Leafs team will be better than last season’s group.



They’re a better possession team



There’s a caveat to the Leafs’ early success this season, and it’s that they haven’t played any great teams. None of Montreal, Ottawa, Chicago, Dallas or Detroit made the playoffs...