Leafs embrace road support, repay Winnipeg fans

WINNIPEG – When the Toronto Maple Leafs arrived in Winnipeg Friday night, the temperature was cold but a sight warmed them up.

Leafs fans greeted them at the team hotel, followed up by plenty of fans cheering for them at Canada Life Centre on Saturday.

The out-of-town foes rewarded them with a 4-3 overtime victory over the Winnipeg Jets.

“It’s unreal. We’ve got the best fans in the world and it’s not even close,” said Leafs forward Max Domi. “It’s great to see their support on the road, even around the hotel and stuff.

“(Friday) night, we got in and it was freezing cold and pitch black and we had like, I don’t know, 100 fans waiting for us. I think that just speaks volumes to the support we have. We’re…

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