For the first time in this opening round series a team wasn’t able to hold onto a lead. Unfortunately for fans along the west coast of Florida, it was the Tampa Bay Lightning that saw their early 2-goal lead evaporate as the Toronto Maple Leafs scored three consecutive goals over the second and third periods and eventually won, 4-3, on a late goal by Auston Matthews.
The Lightning weathered an early penalty kill and then the big line came through to sap the energy out of the crowd. Nikita Kucherov corralled a bouncing puck just inside the Leafs zone and worked it into the middle of the ice.