Some of the largest common seasons in Toronto Maple Leafs historical past has come to an lead to disappointing type.
The Maple Leafs fell 2-1 to the Tampa Bay Lightning in Sport 7 Saturday, extending a woeful streak of clinching-game losses and sending Toronto into an low season filled with questions.
Nick Paul, an established Ottawa Senator, was once the hero for the Lightning — scoring his first two occupation playoff objectives within the contest. Morgan Rielly was once the one function scorer for the Maple Leafs.
The loss marks the sixth-straight season the Maple Leafs have didn’t win a spherical within the playoffs with their present core of stars, with the previous 5 losses coming in winner-take-all ultimate video games. However this one will harm just a bit extra after Auston Matthews scored 60 objectives and the crew set a franchise report with 54 wins right through the common season.
With the win, the Lightning will now proceed their identify defence once more state-rival the Florida Panthers, who eradicated the Washington Capitals in six video games in Spherical 1.
