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Tampa Bay Lightning forward Nicholas Paul (20) celebrates his goal against the Toronto Maple Leafs with forward Michael Eyssimont (23) and forward Ross Colton (79) during the third period of Game 5 Thursday night in Toronto.

Post-Game Analysis: Leafs Lose 4-2 to Lightning in Game 5

The Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-2 in Game 5! In what looked like a promising night for Leafs fans early, the Tampa Bay Lightning bounced right back, stealing one on the road. Bolts goaltender Andrei Vasilevsky was strong, helping the group’s efforts in sending this one back to Tampa Bay.  In […]

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Post-Game Analysis: Leafs Stun Lighting in 5-4 Overtime Victory in Game 4

The Toronto Maple Leafs have done the unthinkable, beating the Tampa Bay Lightning 5-4 in overtime despite trailing by three with only ten minutes to go. After an incredible victory on Saturday night, the blue and white somehow made Game 4 even more memorable. The Maple Leafs have now taken both games on the road, […]

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Leafs vs. Lightning (Game 4) Three Stars

On Saturday night, the Leafs battled pound for pound with the Tampa Bay Lightning, and while some say they didn’t deserve the win, they managed to squeeze out a 4-3 victory in overtime to take a 2-1 series lead. What could game four have in store? Tampa came out flying, as expected, and they got […]

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Leafs RD1GM4: Leafs Look to Leave Tampa Winless at Home

Puck drops tonight in Game 4 for the Leafs Lightning series, and Toronto currently holds a 2-1 lead largely due to the heroics of Rielly and O’Reilly. The Leafs will look to have a strong effort tonight and spend much more time dominating play rather than being dominated in hopes of leaving Tampa just one […]

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Post-Game Analysis: Rielly Scores Overtime Winner as Leafs Beat Lightning 4-3 in Game 3

The Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-3 in Game 3! After a tightly contested battle between the two sides needed overtime, long-time Maple Leaf star Morgan Rielly was the hero last night in Tampa Bay. The blue and white have now taken a 2-1 series lead, heading into Tuesday night’s Game 4.  […]

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Maple Leafs Captain John Tavares Skating in Neutral-Zone

Post-Game Analysis: Maple Leafs Get Revenge in Game 2 After Beating the Lightning 7-2

The Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning 7-2 in Game 2 of the first round! After a difficult loss on Tuesday night, the blue and white bounced right back with a blowout of their own. The series score is now tied at one a piece, heading to Tampa Bay for Games 3 and […]

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Leafs vs. Lightning (Game 2) Three Stars

The Leafs were looking to bounce back from an embarrassing loss Tuesday night in game one. Tampa Bay ran the Leafs show the entire night during game one and walked away with a 7-3 victory to take a 1-0 series lead. Michael Bunting was issued a three game suspension for his hit to the head […]

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Leafs Goaltender Ilya Samsonov Locked in Prior to Game

Post-Game Analysis: Leafs Drop Game 1 to Lightning 7-3 at Scotiabank Arena

The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 7-3 in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. After the city of Toronto was as confident as we’ve seen in a while heading into the postseason, Tuesday night’s defeat was indeed a wake-up call as the Lightning showed just how good they can truly be. […]

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Leafs vs. Lightning (Game 1) Three Stars

The Leafs had just about as bad of a start as Leafs Nation could have imagined in game one as they entered the first intermission down 3-0. Full credit to the blue and white, however, as they clawed their way back to within one goal in the first 13 minutes of the middle frame. Goals […]

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Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Toronto Maple Leafs Playoff Preview

Another year, another first round matchup between the Tampa Bay Lightning and Toronto Maple Leafs. If the two teams didn’t have any animosity built up already, they should by now, considering they just met in a playoff preview of sorts at Amalie Arena one week ago. In saying that, neither team was at full strength, […]

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