John Tavares the OT hero as Maple Leafs oust Lightning, advance to second round
“Whatever was thrown at us, we stayed with it and found a way. It was a hell of a job by the group.
The Leafs, who won all three of their road games in the series , will face the winner of the best-of-seven between the Boston Bruins and Florida Panthers. Game 7 of that series goes on Sunday night. “We have been feeling different about our team, but feeling different doesn’t help us. It has to be different. It seemed like all series, it was different.”No fewer than 6,948 days passed since April 20, 2004, when the Leafs ousted the Ottawa Senators in their previous series win.Article content
Tampa captain Steven Stamkos tied the game at 4:11 of the third, depositing a fat Raddysh rebound behind Samsonov. A breakdown in defensive coverage by the Leafs factored in the goal, as no one was near Stamkos to deny him a chance at the loose puck. After using the same lineup for four games in a row, Keefe used 11 forwards and seven defencemen. That alignment worked well at times for the Leafs in the latter stages of the regular season.
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