Shockingly, the Leafs and Rangers played a game in which neither side defended well. Who would’ve thunk?



Toronto dominated the run of play Friday night, but a few costly mistakes in the Leafs’ own end — and some sloppy goaltending early on — resulted in a much closer game than it probably should’ve been. Without further ado, let’s dive into the individual player grades!



Player reports



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Game Ball 🏀: Mitch Marner (RW, No. 16) — How fun is it to watch Mitch Marner when he’s on his A-game? As always, he was making creative plays off the rush, but what impressed me the most was how he went after Artemi Panarin. Marner stripped him twice in one-on-one situations, the first of which led to this highlight-reel goal.



That clip really is the Rangers’ season in a nutshell.



Auston Matthews (C, No. 34) — Some of his stickwork was truly...