This entire stretch of not-quite meaningful hockey is a bit like a kaleidoscope: You can see in it what you want to see. You can highlight the second period, where the Leafs handled the puck as though they were playing with wrong-handed sticks and Philadelphia “got all over us,” in the words of Matthews. You can point to another four goals behind Frederik Andersen and wonder what that says about his playoff readiness.

-Chris Johnston of Sportsnet after the Toronto Maple Leafs lost 5-4 in a shootout to the Philadelphia Flyers. Read more on the game.

Game highlights are below.