Auston Matthews scored the third-period go-ahead goal and William Nylander chipped in three points as the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-3 to take a 3-2 lead in their first-round series.
I went from being very angry after the 2-0 Tampa lead to almost jumping through the ceiling when Matthews scored the game winning goal. This Leafs team is going to give me a heart attack one day, lol.
That Nylander PING was an absolute beauty of a goal. Wow, and was not expecting it made all the more amazing. Matthews was on fire. He needs to show the hockey world his MVP mode in the playoffs like he brought here.
They might actually push threw this round if Tampa comes flat game 6 or 7 but the sloppiness is gunna bite them in the ass sooner or later so many penalties and so many turnovers it's just impossible to win playoff series like that
what a late no more, what a late no paul, no wonder i keep delate no more & delate no paul. Keane loser Baker, enjoy it while it last. no more win in this series for the laughs. lmfaoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
Go Leafs!!! Don’t let up! This is one Habs fan who is proud of what the Leafs have done so far! “Cheer your team, respect and appreciate your opponent”
Thank you from a Leafs fan . My father who was a die hard Habs fan ( unfortunately he passed a couple months ago ) told me last year when you guys beat us in the 1st round and I quote "don't worry Ian they'll be hoisting the Cup within the next 1 or 2 years " . If they pull this series off I think his prediction will hold true based on the confidence it'll give them .
@@joegoodman6787 Nah he played bad at the beginning for sure but after that he played great just look at that save he made on Kucherov he saved us the game I mean Tampa out shot us.
Thats one of the best Leaf games I've seen in a long time. William Snypelander Auston Powers and our Skipper Johnny T. Finish the years of ongoing Leaf pain once and for all!!!
Good one but... Borchevsky scoring in overtime to eliminate Detroit in '93 One of the best! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-2g5dHFIQqjc.html
@ΘΥΡΑ 7 ΜΟΝΟ Say what you may, even Holl woke up. A champ team NEEDS their lesser players to snap to when the call is there. Tonight imo, was a margin of improvement for players like him.
Bought tickets for the game tonight.... Seeing this game live and the crowd going insane for the full 60 min of hockey was something special.... Best $400 i spent on a ticket tonight boyyssssss...... Leafs in 6 💗🔥
Love it, I’ve caught their double header in Florida a few years ago, right before the pandemic, Leafs fans took over both their rinks and we got two wins that week
Toronto doesn’t care if your up by 2 and they really don’t care about your 2 cups, huge game by The captain tonight! Everyone contributing, Campbell was spectacular!!! What a game
@@poejavelski148 Are you just salty that your prediction is wrong? - Edit: you are a Washington fan right? Washington has only won 3 rounds twice in their history. One time they got swept and the other time they won the cup. Not saying the Leafs will win the cup, not even saying they will win the series. But history means nothing in sports. If you want to make prediction videos look ahead, not behind.
As a Habs fan, I want one of the Canadian teams to finally win the cup and one that’s most likely to do it this year is the Leafs. Never thought I’d say it one day but Go Leafs Go 😅
Leafs are not getting anywhere near that cup. FLO or WAS is next. Bolts are fast, but they don’t play a physical game, and the D is asleep this year. Let’s see how they do against a team that’s not only fast and skilled, but has a good D game, and one that’s brutal on the body.
@@volery2389 Doesn’t really work that way. Champs can’t always play like champs. I wish the Leafs good, but i’m not putting money on them for the next rounds.
Another Habs fan here, not feeling so alone in recognizing a Leafs team that is worthy of some playoff success, well past due for it, and poised to knock off the club that denied us of a Stanley Cup last year. Good luck, Leafs! I'm watching and (quietly) rooting.
@@johnbonnici1074 think he was referring to the first goal where it eventually went off sergachevs skate before going in but not sure why thats the goal he thought I was reffering to
Nah dude, killer instinct is more like when you have a good lead and then you add even more to finish the team and not give them the chance to come back... Anyways this was a fun game
@@RedroomStudios No they didn't. The Leafs played incredible from halfway through the 2nd period of this game. Maybe not better than game 1 but definitely better than game 3.
@@jonathansaraco We still don't know if they do. As a Leafs fan, they've done things like this before and had incredible come back wins but until they learn how to CLOSE A SERIES (an entire series not just a game) then this will all be for nothing.
Never would have won if campbell didn’t stop 2 breakaways and make some clutch saves. Wow, what a win, Tavares and nylander even stepping up huge after their bad performances last game. Hope we seal it in game 6.
What a game, go leafs, just 1 more win, gotta win game 6, Campbell was solid tonight, I’m glad Tavares finally scored, and I was happy that Matthews got a goal late, I hope we win game 6, that would be a blessing 🙏
All the big names showed up exactly how we unreasonably expect them to every game, and in the second half of that game you hardly noticed maroon and perry gooning it up after the whistle trying to bait our guys into a penalty. Fantastic come back
My heart ❤ was beating fast near the end of this game! I personally took the night off work to watch game with my Dad. Glad I did! Marvelous comeback being down 2-0 against the Bolts. Morgan Rielly to tie it back up!! Nylander excellent fast hands for another goal Matthew's + Marner you are my heroes! Great goaltending from Campbell, let's take down Tampa Bay in 6 this Thursday night hopefully. 👍
My dad was big time Armstrong, Keon, Bower, Horton, Stanley. He would have flipped watching Matthews,Nylander, Marner, Soup and Reilly. Pa passed away 2017, never got to see these genius players. Rest gently Pa, we've got it from here...
Most important Leafs win in my 51+ years. That was the kind of game they have previously lost. To do it against the 2-time Champs is impressive. They have not been intimidated by Tampa.
On the goal by Auston, the awareness and skill of Bunting to quickly turn and get that soft pass across to Marner, Hymann wouldn't have been able to make that play. Dubas is a genius, the moves he's made are so underrated.
Gotta love working from home! Watched this clip maybe 5 times now, goosebumps all over the place! Hoping we can replicate periods 2 & 3 on Thursday! GO LEAFS GO!!
That was quite the game… must’ve been so tough for Campbell with that pressure and lots of chances near the goal for Tampa.. sweaty win, playoffs hockey! Good win for the leafs! Players rising to the occasion.. Nylander was everywhere in this one!
was looking like a repeat of game 4 for the first 2 periods.... what an exciting comeback! love that it was Marner and Matthews on the GWG! Tampa cant believe they lost that one!
They're not "defending" champs. This is not like the UFC, where you must defend your title and lose it the minute you lose another fight. It's a clean slate every year. Everybody in the playoffs (except the Predators now) has a chance to win the cup - including Tampa. They're not defending anything.
@@OneTequilaTwoTequila they're not defending champs might be the stupidest thing I've ever heard. What are they then? Reigning champs? Last year's champs? 2021 champs? How exactly does "defending champs" imply that it's like the UFC? To any normal person it implies that they won it last year. I award you no points and may God have mercy on your soul
Good job Leafs!..I still love my Blues but, I respect the game and have been following the Leafs since #34 arrived..It wouldn’t hurt my feelings in the slightest if the long suffering ends for the Leaf fans who deserve a champion...
As a Sabres fan. I am so rooting for the Leafs! Y'all got this! Prove every doubter wrong and dethrone the lightning! This is your time, now go out there and take it!
Great win!! When Tampa got the 2 early goals, it almost looked like a repeat of the last game. But Toronto got 3 consecutive goals, and I loved the celebration by Austin Matthews!! But then McDonaugh got the equalizer, and Toronto got the go ahead goal and they hang on for a 4-3 win!!
What a hockey game! Reminds me of the Caps vs. Pens 2nd round series in 2017 when it was clear they were the two best teams in the league. In my opinion, the Caps were better than the Pens in 2017 and The Pens were better than the Caps in 2018, yet each team found a way to win a series against a better team and went on to win The Cup. Gritty win by the Leafs, they were down and continued playing their game. Tavares' dangles were incredible, Nylander made incredible net drives knowing he was going to get crushed and Marner's pass off Vasilevsky's pads to Matthews was a beauty. Best hockey game I've seen in years.
Very nice comeback. Tavares getting a cruical one was great to see. But we've been here before. This will only truly matter if a 4 appears next to the Leafs for the series result.
@@ThatAnimalBlundetto dominate yes against other teams 3rd liners. No team except maybe colorado has a 30+ plus scorer playing 3rd line minutes so why shouldnt he dominate
Definitely but as a Leafs fan you never know with them, any normal team would carry on the momentum of a win like this to play very well the next game but it's the Leafs so it's impossible to know.
