Sheldon Keefe spelled it out, these are overtime games that usually get away from the Leafs, so it\u0027s huge to win one on the road in Tampa.
The Leafs definitely sagged after the Bolts clawed back from goals by Noel Acciari and Matthews’ excellent tip. It stung that Brandon Hagel’s goal to make it 2-2 came in the last minute of play in the first period, the third the Leafs have given up so far in the series.Article content
When GTA native Darren Raddysh had Tampa’s only goal of the second period, blowing past Matthew Knies and getting through a Jake McCabe check for his first NHL playoff goal, it put the Leafs in the difficult position of overcoming a deficit against a well-seasoned forechecking swarm in the final 20 minutes.
“I had zero idea why he blew the whistle,” said Lightning coach Jon Cooper. “Shocking. Twenty thousand people in the building saw was sitting there.Article content
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Ryan O'Reilly and Morgan Rielly: Out of the sin bin and into the hero spotlightSheldon Keefe spelled it out, these are overtime games that usually get away from the Leafs, so it\u0027s huge to win one on the road in Tampa.
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LEAFS TAKEAWAYS: Ilya Samsonov, Ryan O'Reilly, resilience add up to an unlikely Game 3 victoryNever mind that there were long stretches when we didn’t think the Maple Leafs deserved to win on Saturday night.
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Maple Leafs rally behind Rielly and O'Reilly in OT to take first series lead against LightningRyan O\u0027Reilly forced overtime then set up Morgan Rielly\u0027s winner as the Leafs escaped Game 3 with a 4\u002D3 victory Saturday at Amalie Arena.
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Opinion | The Leafs aren’t losing the goalie battle with Ilya Samsonov after all. Now anything is possibleThe Leafs could easily have lost Game 3 in Tampa. But Samsonov held the fort until Ryan O’Reilly tied it late, teeing up Morgan Rielly’s OT heroics. The series is there for the taking. Opinion by bruce_arthur
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Rielly scores in OT, Leafs beat Bolts 4-3 to grab 2-1 series leadMorgan Rielly scored at 19:15 of overtime and Ilya Samsonov made 36 saves as the Toronto Maple Leafs came back from a goal down late in the third period Saturday to defeat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-3 and take a 2-1 lead in their first-round playoff series.
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