Kapanen 'knows he has to be better'
Toronto Maple Leafs Kasperi Kapanen is putting the blame squarely on himself for his terrible decision Saturday night to throw a broken stick towards Montreal's Jeff Petry. The incident led to a penalty shot for Petry, and the game tying goal as the Habs went on to complete a 4-1 comeback against the Maple Leafs, winning the game 6-5 in a shootout.
According to TSN reporter Kristen Shilton, Kapanen takes full responsibility for the stick throwing incident, adding it was a moment of frustration he didn't know would result in a penalty shot. He also admitted his game hasn't been there to start the season and knows he has to be better. You can view the stick-throwing and Petry's penalty shot below.
Following Petry's goal, Kapanen was on the receiving end of a chirp from Max Domi that went viral on social media. Domi leaned over the boards to look directly at Kapanen on the Toronto bench and shouted "Atta boy Kapanen, you f------ idiot!" You can view that below.
As for the game overall, Auston Matthews had this to say: “Mentally we just weren't there, we made mistakes and they capitalized on them."
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YESTERDAY
JUNE 6, 2026
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| G | A | PTS | ||
| Mitch Marner | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| Tomas Hertl | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Jordan Staal | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Shea Theodore | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Sebastian Aho | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Brayden McNabb | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Taylor Hall | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Jordan Martinook | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Andrei Svechnikov | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Jackson Blake | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Jack Eichel | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Brett Howden | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Seth Jarvis | - | 1 | 1 | |
| William Karlsson | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Eric Robinson | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Jaccob Slavin | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Logan Stankoven | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Frederik Andersen | - | - | - | |
| Rasmus Andersson | - | - | - | |
| Ivan Barbashev | - | - | - | |
| COMPLETE STATS | ||||