The Toronto Maple Leafs weren’t in the mood to celebrate their 4-2 win over the New Jersey Devils on Thursday.



“I knew it was going to be ugly going in and it was exactly what I expected,” Leafs head coach Mike Babcock said following the team’s second win in as many nights.



It wasn’t that Toronto wasn’t appreciative of the two points they picked up in their bid for a playoff spot. Instead, they questioned how they gave the Devils an opening to get back in the game.



Toronto jumped out to a 3-1 lead in the third period when defencemen Morgan Rielly and Matt Hunwick took minor penalties just 25 seconds apart. The Leafs successfully killed off the 5-on-3 but were unable to keep Devils forward John Moore from scoring seconds after the penalty to Rielly had expired, closing the lead to 3-2.



“It’s still a bit nervous,” Leafs forward Leo Komarov said of the team’s struggles with late leads.