Toronto Maple Leafs

2022 - 5 - 12

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Point pots OT winner as Bolts beat Maple Leafs to force series finale ... (CBC.ca)

Brayden Point scored at 18:04 of overtime as the Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-3 on Thursday to force a seventh and deciding game ...

The Tampa centre moved in one-on-one against Giordano and used a spin-o-rama to create space before firing low for his first of the series at 10:46. "We had a great chance here," Tavares said. Kerfoot made an ill-advised drop pass in the neutral zone to no one. "What's in the past is in the past," Matthews said. The officials don't, so they're in a tough position. "But I have the benefit of a slow-motion replay. "With Pointer, it's his time of the year." "We worked hard all year to earn the right to have home ice," Toronto defenceman Morgan Rielly said. "Now we're going back on home ice with another opportunity to close out a series — do or die. We've got to move on from here, regroup and look forward to the chance back at home." "We know all we did was buy ourselves another chance to keep our season going," said Point, who scored his second goal of the series. "This is what the game's all about.

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Toronto Maple Leafs fall in overtime, set up game seven Saturday (Pension Plan Puppets)

The Tampa Bay Lightning haven't lost back to back playoff games since they were swept by the Columbus Blue Jackets in round one in 2019.

Brayden Point takes a long skate around the net, luring the Leafs defense out of position. Missed passes, easy poke checks, thankfully Jack Campbell is still on top of his game. The teams come out buzzing to start the extra frame, not missing a step from the first 60 minutes. Hiding from the outcomes of shots, covering eyes, watching every stride without blinking, holding their breath on a rush. I get nervously happy when the Leafs get a chance. I get scared as the Lightning come in. Save after save that gets the Lightning fans on their feet. The Lightning come right back in and there’s a huge scramble in front of the net. They don’t, Campbell does the work, but when the Leafs get the puck they rush in, but are usually playing the perimeter more, passing around and taking far out shots. The Lightning take control of the game, continuing to make Jack Campbell works, getting up close to the net and scaring me a bit that they’re going to score first. One from the Leafs. The game started and we went two minutes without a shot on or at the net.

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Toronto Maple Leafs look to advance tonight for 1st time since 2004 ... (CityNews Toronto)

The Toronto Maple Leafs are aiming to advance to the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs for the first time in 18 years.

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'We've got to find a way': Leafs set for another Game 7 (TSN)

The Toronto Maple Leafs are going the distance in their opening playoff series for the fifth straight year in a streak that currently includes four straight ...

"Now we're going back on home ice with another opportunity to close out a series — do or die. "What's in the past is in the past," centre Auston Matthews said. "We had a great chance here," Maple Leafs captain John Tavares said postgame.

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Maple Leafs invite the demons back to Toronto for Game 7 after OT ... (Sportsnet.ca)

TAMPA – Stomp the Tampa Bay Lightning out on their own ice, under the shadows of the NHL's two most recently hung banners? Get them out and not just down?

The hockey game was being waged on a tightrope. Kämpf caught Cal Foote in the shoulder, but the big D-man flipped his head back and the official’s arm flung up. • Shocked by how ordinary Andrei Vasilevskiy has looked in this series. Both David Kämpf and Kerfoot were stuffed in the box serving high-sticking minors at the time. “I have the benefit of slow-motion replay. That's the difference." "There's moments that it's easy to say, 'It's too hard,'" Steven Stamkos said. Their stars have shown up. Officials don’t.” Get them out and not just down? “Loved how we played in overtime," head coach Sheldon Keefe said after the game. "We attacked.

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Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Tampa Bay Lightning – First Round, Game ... (Maple Leafs Hot Stove)

Preview, analysis, quotes & TV info for the Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Tampa Bay Lightning playoff game on May 12th, 2022 at Amalie Arena.

I just think if we take that out of our game or we limit a little bit of the self-destruction, we’ll give ourselves a good chance to win. Like I said, I think a big part of it is to not take the focus away from our game and focus on the details. He does that at a rate that nobody in the game has been able to keep up with in the last few years. You have to focus on continuing to get better in the series. With [Giordano’s] shot, he’s a little more willing and programmed to direct the puck at the net. Auston, in particular, [playing] 200 feet of the ice and winning pucks back goes a long way. When the power play isn’t going, it tends to draw attention to every area, and you feel like your whole game is not there. You have to focus on the things you’ve done well in this series. After earning a key power-play goal and a four-on-four assist on Tuesday, John Tavares will be looking to build on the momentum and translate it over into production at five-on-five as this series reaches its late stages. All in all, the Leafs finished with over two xGoals at five-on-five, which is their best tally of the series so far. While Game 5 continued to feature ample special-teams time, the Leafs‘ push from the second period on meant they finished with their best showing of the series at five-on-five. The Leafs‘ reward is the opportunity to pass the most difficult test of the series at Amalie Arena tonight: eliminate the Lightning with their first back-to-back playoff defeats since 2019, while simultaneously capturing their first playoff series victory since they defeated the Ottawa Senators in seven games in 2003-04.

Lightning ready for the magic of Game 7 vs. Maple Leafs (Toronto Sun)

Rare is the moment in sports that tops the arena of a Game 7, especially to decide a back-and-forth series the likes of which Stamkos' Lightning and the ...

“And now it’s a best-of-one. “You can draw on past experiences, but you’re just playing. Given the enticing element to this matchup between two highly skilled teams, that it is heading for a Game 7 shouldn’t be a surprise. “Game 7s, as they say, it’s flip a coin. “Nobody really cares what the first five games were now,” Stamkos said. There were misuse and giveaways from both teams but the resilience never waned.

Game 7s are heaven and hell for Maple Leafs (Toronto Sun)

Game 6 was gut wrenching, but now the Maple Leafs must recover and roll a seven on Saturday.

*April 3, 1941, Boston 2, Toronto 1 (road). May 3, 1987, Detroit 3, Toronto 0 (road) *April 23, 2019, Boston 5, Toronto 1 (road)

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