"Phil Kessel's assessment of his mini-slump buster night here Saturday was brief.

"Nothing, the puck went in," Kessel said about his three-point night, which saw him score his 27th goal and add two assists in a one-sided 5-0 Leaf win over Ottawa at Scotiabank Place.

Kessel's verbiage when it comes to talking about himself has been succinct of late. He was the game's second star — James Reimer was first for his second consecutive shutout — but his post-game comments were limited.

Kessel, instead, is letting his actions speak loudly on the ice, where it matters.

"He had a lot of energy and his legs were going early in the game . . . it's huge if he gets something going early, you can see the kind of night he'll have," Leafs coach Ron Wilson said."