Mike Babcock called where the puck went “that ear hole.”



Patrick Marleau marveled at the timing of it, with a minute and change left in overtime.



And linemate Zach Hyman summed it up with, simply: “It’s just Auston.”



This was what the goal looked like in real time, as a point of reference, for the hermits and shut-ins that somehow missed Auston Matthews’ latest heroics on Thanksgiving Monday night:



It was impressive as it happened, and it improved the Leafs to 3-0-0 on the year. It was part of a Toronto comeback from down 3-1 late in the third period against the Blackhawks.



They completely dominated the game, and no player contributed more to that domination than Matthews.



What was interesting at practice on Tuesday was how all of the Leafs saw the goal a little differently. Some pointed out how Matthews had eluded the defender and fooled the goaltender. Others focused on the shot...