Here are all the wild things that happened in Toronto when the Leafs won their series Toronto TorontoMapleLeafs MapleLeafs NHL TML NHLPlayoffs
Captain John Tavares lifted the team to an overtime 2-1 victory to take the series in 6 games against the Tampa Bay Lightning, giving the Leafs their first playoff series win since 2004.
The series-clinching goal was scored about 1,770 kilometres away in Tampa, but it set off instant pandemonium at Maple Leaf Square as the crowd of thousands erupted in jubilation. Fans climbed streetlights and signs in scenes reminiscent of the Raptors' 2019 NBA championship in a testament to just how success-starved the Leafs fanbase has grown after almost two decades without a first-round series win.
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