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Playoff Game Day #2: Will the Lightning show up?

TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING AT TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS
2022 NHL PLAYOFFS ROUND ONE - MAPLE LEAFS LEAD 1-0
7:30PM - SCOTIABANK ARENA
CBC, SPORTSNET, TVA SPORTS, ESPN2
GO SAY HI: RAW CHARGE

I think it’s fair to say that game one of this series turned out much better than expected. A 5-0 shutout against a team a lot of people were afraid of facing at any point in the playoffs, let alone the first round.

Despite being shorthanded multiple times, including a five minute major, the Maple Leafs penalty kill came across as the most important part of the game, more so than every before.