Claims extracted
24
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
8%
2 of 24 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
64/100
Toronto Star's corrections and
hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
Outlets on this story
9
Sports
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
A hat trick by Matt Boldy — two of them gifts due to mistakes by Troy Stecher and William Nylander — led the Minnesota Wild to a 5-2 win over the Leafs on Thursday night at the Scotiabank Arena.
asserted
two → lead → Arena
When Michael McCarron scored on a third-period power play, the arena’s game operations crew played “Bittersweet Symphony,” a ’90s anthem by The Verve.
asserted
crew → score → Verve
“From one day to the next, I can’t change my mould,” go the lyrics of the chorus.
asserted
lyrics → change → chorus
The song ends with “Have you ever been down?”
asserted
you → end → ?
The Leafs are down, and they might not be able to get up.
uncertain
they → get → ?
The Leafs have lost all five games so far in a six-game homestand, with the finale on Saturday against Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers.
asserted
Leafs → lose → McDavid
The Leafs are yet to post a win in November, have lost seven of their past eight — all in regulation.
asserted
Leafs → post → regulation
They have been talking a good game about fixing mistakes.
asserted
They → talk → mistakes
But actions speak louder than words.
asserted
actions → speak → words
Boldy was the benefit of a Stecher turnover in the first period, and Nylander basically abandoned any idea of checking Boldy for his hat-trick goal that made it 3-2 early in third.
asserted
it → abandon → third
And as has become custom, Leaf goaltending couldn’t bail the team out.
asserted
goaltending → become → team
He made a number of terrific saves, but one in either of those moments might have changed the outcome, or at least the momentum of the game.
uncertain
one → make → game
Mistakes are going to happen, but why are they happening so often with the Leafs’ No. 1 overall
asserted
they → go → .
A couple of first period breakaways — one by Auston Matthews, one by Nylander — failed to produce goal and Minnesota stymied a couple of Leaf power plays.
asserted
Minnesota → fail → plays
A giveaway by Stecher turned into a 1-0 Wild lead.
asserted
giveaway → turn → lead
Stecher tried a pass up the middle of the but the puck landed instead on Boldy’s stick.
asserted
puck → try → stick
After a give and go with the always dangerous Kirill Kaprizov, Boldy had no trouble beating Stolarz at 17:53.
asserted
Boldy → have → 17:53
The Leafs had allowed the first goal for the 12th time in 21 games and are 3-9-0 in such situations.
asserted
Leafs → allow → situations
It looked like the wheels would fall off right then when, just 22 seconds later, Ryan Tverberg was called for interference.
asserted
Tverberg → look → interference
The Leafs killed off that penalty early in the second period and got a bit of momentum.
asserted
Leafs → kill → momentum
Matthews has been struggling somewhat, coming into the game with one goal in his last seven.
asserted
Matthews → struggle → seven
Zach MacEwen of all people sent him in alone to tie the game at 4:05 of the second.
asserted
MacEwen → send → second
MacEwen then put the Maple Leafs ahead, finishing a play with a wrist shot for his third goal of the season, at 6:59.
asserted
MacEwen → put → 6:59
The lead held only a few minutes, Boldy getting his second of the game on the power play with Darren Raddysh off for cross checking.
asserted
Boldy → hold → checking
The Aporia
