3 least impressive Toronto Maple Leafs players from 5-2 loss to Pittsburgh Penguins feat. Max Pacioretty 

The Toronto Maple Leafs didn't get the result they wanted on Saturday night, falling to the Pittsburgh Penguins by a 5-2 final score at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh. The Penguins, who former Maple Leafs GM Kyle Dubas now manages, improved to 12-13-4 on the season; the Leafs fell to 16-9-2.

Rickard Rakell opened the scoring for the Penguins with a power-play goal to give Pittsburgh the 1-0 lead. Less than two minutes later, Mitch Marner connected for Toronto to knot the score at 1-1. Pittsburgh re-took the lead after Bryan Rust scored his ninth goal, only to have Toronto's William Nylander tie things yet again early in the second period.

With both teams deadlocked in the third period, another former member of the Leafs burned his old club. Michael Bunting connected on the power-play, his sixth goal of the season and giving the Penguins the 3-2 lead.

With Leafs goaltender Joesph Woll pulled for the extra attacker and with a power play, Pittsburgh's Blake Lizotte scored shorthanded into the vacated net with 40 seconds remaining in regulation, sealing the victory; Kris Letang would add a goal himself 14 seconds later, also into the open net.

Woll made 24 saves on the 27 shots he faced, while Tristan Jarry made 25 saves in a winning effort.

3 least impressive Toronto Maple Leafs players from 5-2 loss to Pittsburgh Penguins

#3. Max Pacioretty

Max Pacioretty was activated off Injured Reserve and returned to the Maple Leafs lineup after missing nearly a month with an injury. However, his rust was apparent and he also hurt his team by taking not one but two separate trips to the penalty box.

"A little aggressive at times. He hasn’t played in a while," coach Craig Berbue said of Pacioretty's performance. "He wants to be physical and do what he does. We just went to the box too much in general — five times. There are good players over there."

#2. Matthew Knies

A non-factor in the scoring was Matthew Knies, who failed to register a shot; he was also a -2 during the game. Knies was also largely invisible for most of the contest in Pittsburgh.

#1. John Tavares

Not only was the former Leafs captain a -2 during the game, but it was his turnover late in regulation that allowed Lizotte to grab the puck and seal Toronto's fate with the empty net goal. Tavares has played well this season, but Saturday night's game wasn't his best outing.