As the Toronto Maple Leafs watched another multi-goal lead disintegrate, as they could have used a play or two to reset a rink that was increasingly tilting toward Sergei Bobrovsky’s crease, and as 3-on-3 overtime begged for a hero, Gavin McKenna sat upright in the middle of the bench. Auston Matthews backed rookie Gavin McKenna after Toronto Maple Leafs coach Jim Hiller admitted he could have handled the forward’s reduced role differently in Thursday’s overtime loss to Buffalo. Key points and original sources are listed below.

• As the Toronto Maple Leafs watched another multi-goal lead disintegrate, as they could have used a play or two to reset a rink that was increasingly tilting toward Sergei Bobrovsky’s crease, and as 3-on-3 overtime begged for a hero, Gavin McKenna sat upright i...S1

• Auston Matthews backed rookie Gavin McKenna after Toronto Maple Leafs coach Jim Hiller admitted he could have handled the forward’s reduced role differently in Thursday’s overtime loss to Buffalo.S2