In their biggest game of the season, the Toronto Maple Leafs folded like a cheap tent against the two-time defending Stanley Cup champions.
Heading into the game, many expected this to be a battle of the goaltenders. Both Andrei Vasilevskiy and the Toronto Maple Leafs Jack Campbell are having Vezina-candidate seasons, so a 2-1 or 3-2 game seemed like a smart prediction.
However, after the first period, the game was already tied 2-2 and the defensive struggles were on full display for the Leafs.
Despite outshooting the Lightning by 12 shots and looking pretty decent offensively, it was the same two demons that came back to haunt them.