The Tampa Bay Lightning dropped their second sport to the Toronto Maple Leafs this season, 5-3. A 3rd-period comeback try made a certain win for Toronto right into a nail-biter. Nonetheless, the Maple Leafs’ second-period onslaught proved to be an excessive amount of to beat.
From Forgone Conclusion to Neck-and-Neck
The Maple Leafs struck first with a aim by Matthew Knies within the first interval. Chris Tanev slapped the puck on the goalie, and Knies tipped it previous Lightning goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy up entrance to get the early lead. The rating would stay 1-0 after the primary interval.
Eight minutes into the second interval, the Maple Leafs began to drag away. Tanev, this time round, discovered the again of the web to make it 2-0. Thirty-three seconds later, Nicholas Robertson made it 3-0. A decent sport shortly began to slide away from the Lightning.
With a minute left within the interval, John Tavares prolonged the lead additional to 4-0.
The rating remained the identical for over 11 minutes into the ultimate interval of play. Then, the Lightning began to chip away.
Mikey Eyssimont picked up his third aim in 5 video games to get the Lightning on the board. Jake Guentzel’s aim made it 4-2. The Lightning had minimize the Maple Leafs lead in half.
The Lightning pulled Vasilevskiy with 2:33 left in the beginning of an influence play to go 6-on-4 of their closing push. It solely took seconds for it to repay as Cam Atkinson discovered the again of the web to make it a one-goal sport. However the Lightning’s luck ran out. William Nylander put one within the empty internet to complete off the sport, 5-3.
Vasilevskiy saved 24-of-28 within the sport (.857). In the meantime, Maple Leafs goalie Joseph Woll saved 38-of-41 (.927). The Lightning went 1-for-3 on the facility play whereas the Maple Leafs went 0-for-1.
The Lightning get a couple of days off earlier than internet hosting the San Jose Sharks on Thursday, Dec. 5 at dwelling at 7 p.m. EST. The Maple Leafs head again to Toronto for a sport in opposition to the Chicago Blackhawks on Tuesday, Dec. 2 at 7:30 p.m. EST.
Three Stars of the Recreation
- Chris Tanev (1-1–2)
- Mitch Marner (0-2–2)
- Victor Hedman (0-2–2)
