In his 17 months as head coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs, this was the most frustrated and bewildered Craig Berube has been after a victory.

So what if he gave it to players in the second intermission and loaded up one line — Auston Matthews, William Nylander and Matthew Knies — that scored thrice in a stunning span of 3:24?

Who cares if goaltender Anthony Stolarz smeared lipstick on a 40-minute pig, or the effort eventually kicked in and the Maple Leafs’ four-goal third period salvaged a 4-3 victory on Monday and linked consecutive wins over Pennsylvania?

Berube was still scratching his head over the fact that the Pittsburgh Penguins — wait, aren’t they supposed to be tanking? — stormed into Toronto’s house and all but ran the Maple Leafs off their own rink in the first two periods.

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