“He’s almost one-on-one with me,” Samsonov said. Tied at 1 after a spirited first period, the Lightning pushed ahead at 4:23 of the second when Eyssimont beat Samsonov through the pads from a tough angle for his first goal of the series. “They played as perfect a road game as you could probably ask.” “But I don’t think it has anything to do with the moment or anything like that. “Didn’t get the result,” Toronto coach Sheldon Keefe said. Toronto, which has failed to advance in the post-season since 2004 and was eliminated by the Lightning in seven games in the first round last year, is now 0-10 since 2018 with a chance to eliminate a post-season opponent. “It’s a game of inches this time of year,” said Rielly, who scored five minutes into the first period to give the Leafs an early lead. Game 7, if necessary, would be Monday back at Scotiabank Arena. The Leafs still lead the best-of-seven series 3-2. Morgan Rielly and Auston Matthews scored for Toronto, which got 34 stops from Ilya Samsonov. TORONTO - Michael Eyssimont had a goal and an assist as the Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-2 on Thursday night to force Game 6 in their first-round playoff series.Īnthony Cirelli also had a goal and an assist, Nicholas Paul scored and Alex Killorn got an empty net goal for Tampa.
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