The Lightning forward suited up for the first time since getting knocked out of Game 1 on a hard hit by Leafs defenseman Jake McCabe.
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Toronto, which has lost six straight series since 2017, opened the scoring at 4:46 of the first when Rielly - the longest-serving Leaf - scored his third of the series from the slot after Tavares beat three Lightning players to the puck to ignite the towel-waving crowd inside a frothing Scotiabank Arena.Ĭoming off Stanley Cup triumphs in 20 before falling in last year’s final to the Colorado Avalanche, and looking to keep their season alive, the Lightning responded just 26 seconds later when Cirelli scored his third off a scramble. And who really dug his heels in tonight was the goalie.” We’ve won one game and still have so far to go. “Don’t bet against the guys - not that group,” Lightning coach Jon Cooper said. The Leafs continued to press desperately looking for the tie and send the teams to a third straight overtime before Killorn sealed it with five seconds left. The home side pulled within one with 3:34 left in regulation when Matthews banged home a loose puck for his fourth, and third in the last two games, with Samsonov on the bench for an extra attacker. Paul made it 3-1 at 11:53 of the third with his first after the Leafs goaltender got bumped by teammate David Kampf. Giordano rejoined his teammates on the bench shortly after the restart after getting looked at by the trainer. The initial play went uncalled, but the bruising Tampa winger was assessed a roughing penalty for the ensuing scrum. The period ended in controversy when Pat Maroon crushed Toronto defenseman Mark Giordano from behind into the boards. “He’s almost one-on-one with me,” Samsonov said. Tied at 1 after a spirited first period, the Lightning pushed ahead at 4:23 of the second when Eyssimont beat Samsonov through the pads from a tough angle for his first goal of the series. “They played as perfect a road game as you could probably ask.” “But I don’t think it has anything to do with the moment or anything like that. “Didn’t get the result,” Toronto coach Sheldon Keefe said. Toronto, which has failed to advance in the post-season since 2004 and was eliminated by the Lightning in seven games in the first round last year, is now 0-10 since 2018 with a chance to eliminate a post-season opponent. “It’s a game of inches this time of year,” said Rielly, who scored five minutes into the first period to give the Leafs an early lead. Game 7, if necessary, would be Monday back at Scotiabank Arena. The Leafs still lead the best-of-seven series 3-2. Morgan Rielly and Auston Matthews scored for Toronto, which got 34 stops from Ilya Samsonov.
TORONTO - Michael Eyssimont had a goal and an assist as the Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-2 on Thursday night to force Game 6 in their first-round playoff series.Īnthony Cirelli also had a goal and an assist, Nicholas Paul scored and Alex Killorn got an empty net goal for Tampa.
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