Maple Leafs eliminated from playoffs by Tampa Bay Lightning after 2-1 loss in Game 7
Nick Paul scored twice, together with an unbelievable particular person effort on the winner late within the second interval, because the Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 2-1 in Sport 7 on Saturday to win their first-round playoff collection 4-3.
Andrei Vasilevskiy made 30 saves for the two-time defending Stanley Cup champions.
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Morgan Rielly replied for Toronto, which hasn’t moved onto the second spherical since 2004 and is now 0-9 in elimination video games over the past 5 post-seasons after additionally shedding Sport 6 by a 4-3 scoreline in Tampa two nights earlier.
Jack Campbell stopped 23 photographs.
Regardless of their greatest efforts, the Leafs had been as soon as once more unable to push by means of and eventually flip an lengthy, ugly narrative of playoff failures for a franchise that has now misplaced its final seven collection, together with six straight relationship again to 2017.
Toronto Maple Leafs centre Auston Matthews (34) reacts after an NHL first-round playoff collection defeat in opposition to the Tampa Bay Lightning in Toronto on Saturday, Could 14, 2022.
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Toronto is now 7-3 all-time at residence in Sport 7s, together with a loss at Scotiabank Enviornment final season after blowing a 3-1 collection lead in opposition to the Montreal Canadiens.
