Teammates described Curtis McElhinney as a good guy, good teammate and hard worker before he took to the Maple Leafs’ net for his first start of the season against the Detroit Red Wings on Wednesday night. As a 13-year NHL veteran, McElhinney is also a pretty good goalie, but chances to show it behind workhorse No. He did just that against the Wings, though, weathering a brief storm in the second period to bail out the Leafs for a 6-3 victory. At 6-1-0 for just the seventh time in franchise history, the Leafs stand alone atop the Eastern Conference. The Leafs went 12-3-3 in the first game when they played on consecutive nights last season, but 6-11-1 in the second.

Source: thestar October 19, 2017 02:30 UTC