Toronto had not lost three in a row since October and now faces the unenviable prospect of having to win four to keep its season alive
. It reached the second round this year for the first time since 2004 but it will take all but a miracle to go further.
Schenn was given a penalty on the play where Samsonov was hurt and with one second remaining in the man-advantage Anthony Duclair scored on a breakaway after a nice deke on Woll to tie the score 1-1. The goal was setup by a perfect pass up the seam by Aaron Ekblad.Less than two and a half minutes after the puck drop Sam Lafferty fired home a wrist shot from 25 feet out off a crisp pass from David Kampf. It was Lafferty’s first goal this postseason in seven games.
The Maple Leafs went back ahead 2-1 with 12:28 left in the second period on a goal by defenceman Erik Gustafsson, who had appeared in only one previous game this postseason. William Nylander and Jake McCabe recorded the assists. It was the first for the latter in the playoffs. Toronto finished second in the Atlantic Division and defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning in six games in the first round.
No penalty was called, although Bennett was later penalized – and fined $5,000 on Friday – for cross-checking Michael Bunting in the head.
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