from Terry Koshan of the Toronto Sun,
Frederik Andersen’s concentration broke for a split second.
That was all Alexander Edler required to send the Maple Leafs to an overtime loss on Wednesday night at Rogers Arena.
The Vancouver Canucks defenceman snapped a shot past Andersen at 3:11 of the extra period, giving the Canucks a come-from-behind 3-2 victory before a boisterous crowd of 18,871 that featured more than a few Leafs sweaters.
“Of course, I want to save that one,” Andersen said. “I thought I took my eyes off it a little bit too quick, thinking about the next play. It dipped on me a little bit, it’s one that I got to stop. I thought we deserved more, but that happens.”
For the first time this season, the Leafs failed to win when leading after two periods as a 2-0 lead was erased by the Canucks. Toronto is 32-0-1 when leading after two, and it was the NHL last team to be perfect in that situation.
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