Toronto Maple Leafs

The Toronto Maple Leafs kicked off their first-round NHL playoff series against Tampa Bay with a bang on Monday night with a 5-0 victory over the Lightning.

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An electric crowd. The sky-high anticipation for the team in Canada's biggest hockey town. A blizzard of white Maple Leafs Forever towels whipped through ...

“The Lightning is going to be much better next time,” Keefe said. “We get sick and tired of hearing about it, but it is on us to change the narrative,” Toronto forward Wayne Simmonds said following a team meeting on Monday morning. The Maple Leafs hope to win a postseason series for the first time since 2004. Tampa Bay comes into the series looking to become the first team to win the Stanley Cup three times in a row in 40 years. “It was a really good effort. Less than four minutes later David Kampf scored shorthanded, and then Marner put the Lightning away with a wrist shot 3:21 before the teams headed to their locker rooms for the second intermission. “Our crowd was unbelievable tonight,” Toronto coach Sheldon Keefe said. “I knew it was just a matter of time,” Campbell said. They overcame a dozen penalties, including a dumb boarding infraction that got Kyle Clifford ejected early on, and found ways to beat the usually flawless Andrei Vasilevskiy in the opposing net. For the first time since COVID-19, thousands of fans were outside crammed into Maple Leaf Square. It was as complete a win as you will ever see over a team that has won the Stanley Cup in each of the past two years. The sky-high anticipation for the team in Canada’s biggest hockey town.

The Toronto Maple Leafs and Tampa Bay Lightning are very familiar with each other entering Game 1 of their Eastern Conference First Round series at ...

For the Maple Leafs to overcome his heroics, they'll have to have a net-front presence and create screens in front of him. "We've had some failures in the past, and it certainly motivates you. "We've talked to them the past couple of weeks about what we need from them and what our expectations are," Keefe said. Toronto (54-21-7) finished second in the Atlantic Division and Tampa Bay (51-23-8) was third. "I think it's a lot of things," he said. The forward scored a personal NHL-best and Lightning-high 106 points (42 goals, 64 assists) in 81 games.

Toronto Maple Leafs forward Kyle Clifford has been ejected from Monday's Game 1 after receiving a five-minute major penalty and a game misconduct for ...

Toronto Maple Leafs forward Kyle Clifford has been ejected from Monday’s Game 1 after receiving a five-minute major penalty and a game misconduct for boarding Tampa Bay Lightning forward Ross Colton. Toronto Maple Leafs forward Kyle Clifford has been ejected from Monday’s Game 1 after receiving a five-minute major penalty and a game misconduct for boarding Tampa Bay Lightning forward Ross Colton.

Toronto Maple Leafs forward Kyle Clifford was assessed a five-minute major and a game misconduct for boarding after hitting Tampa Bay Lightning centre Ross ...

The Toronto Maple Leafs called up 10 players from the Marlies on Sunday, May 1st; one day ahead of their first playoff game against the Tampa Bay Lightning.

Michael Hutchinson was winless in two games with a .857 save percentage during his stint with the Leafs this season. Brett Seney (F) Pontus Holmberg (F) Most of these players are unlikely to get into an NHL Playoff game this year, but they do provide depth and insurance for when injuries occur.

Preview, analysis, quotes & TV info for the Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Tampa Bay Lightning playoff game on May 5th, 2022 at Scotiabank Arena.

The other week, they have a great result and a great game. Go rewind the tapes of teams that have won Stanley Cups and see what they look like after a playoff series. Two similar teams that have been near the top of the standings for a number of years now. We have kind of been through all of the wars. Part of what they bring, of course, is the veteran experience and the poise they have, but it’s more than that. They have the puck a lot and they’re really good in possession. You’ve got to play the 82 games to get to this point and earn your way here. After playing a couple of games with them to end the season, Alex Kerfoot will remain with Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner on the top line in Michael Bunting’s absence. Both of these teams are right at the top of the league in in-zone offense and near the bottom of it in rush offense. But the Leafs are leaving something on the sidelines in terms of Spezza’s offensive touch (which has returned in recent weeks) at both 5v5 and on the second power-play unit, as well as his leadership and proven ability to elevate his intensity level at playoff time. If the goaltending battle plays out as even as the 2021-22 regular-season numbers suggest, the Leafs have to like their odds in this series. It certainly feels like a systemic byproduct in the Leafs’ case knowing they have the speed and skill to generate plenty off of the rush.

Outside of the Leafs playoff bubble, prospect Ty Voit and the Sarnia Sting were eliminated from the OHL playoffs last night by the Windsor Spitfires. But when ...

Outside of the Leafs playoff bubble, prospect Ty Voit and the Sarnia Sting were eliminated from the OHL playoffs last night by the Windsor Spitfires. William Villneuve and the Saint John Sea Dogs begin their QMJHL playoff run this week, with the Rimouski Oceanic as their first round opponent. Tonight, the Leafs begin the quest for their first playoff round victory since 2004, on home ice (tickets still available starting at $325), against the back to back Stanley Cup champion Tampa Bay Lightning.

2022 NHL PLAYOFFS ROUND ONE TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS VS TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING 7:30PM - SCOTIABANK ARENA CBC, ESPN2, NHL LIVE, SPORTSNET, TVA SPORTS

Steven Stamkos - 106 Auston Matthews - 106 82.1% - 8th 23.9% - 8th 285GF - 228GA - +57 312GF - 252GA - +60

On an opening playoffs night that was overwhelming and relieving, penalty-filled and downright bloody, Marner and the Maple Leafs dominated on special teams ...

Then Clifford went out and took an ill-advised boarding major on Ross Colton in the neutral zone on his first shift. And it's been great to have Greg, for that reason, around.” He was booted from the game after just 49 seconds of work, leaving the Leafs with a short bench. Absolutely the 24-year-old star, much like this entire hardening Toronto Maple Leafs core, has been driven by the pain of the past. He’ll be better. "It's been a lot of relief. For us athletes, it's nothing to be embarrassed about or hide. “Gotta be here in the moment. Gotta be ready for what comes tonight.” As dominant as the Game 1 concluded, the Maple Leafs got off to a shaky start. You want to talk about some stuff. Marner — a top penalty-killer, power-play threat, and minute-muncher — and the Maple Leafs dominated on special teams, defended with determination, and shut down the Lightning to the tune of 5-0.