Stanley Cup Playoffs - Round 1 - Gm 5. Bolts @ Leafs; 7:30 pm EST | ESPN2, Sportsnet, CBC, TVA Sports

[PensPlz]

I really have nothing against the Leafs or Leaf fans... But I'm kinda hoping the Leafs lose game 7 at home so I can watch the Canadians riot like it was 2011...

Just feels like a powder keg up there.

 

[Maple Leaf]

Pretty good

 

[Il Stugotz]

I never had any doubt that the Leafs would win 3 games this series

 

[The Doctors Office]

Pretty good, pretty good, looking more and more possible for Toronto. Tampa takes game 6, Toronto takes game 7 ?

 

[Peasy]

My man was postin up a storm until something happened.

 

[PeE eL DuBoiS]

Nylander needs a Marner

Not even - he just needs somebody with a motor that keeps him honest and skating. Tavares is just too slow and is suited to grind and cycle.

 

[ToDavid]

I never had any doubt that the Leafs would win 3 games this series

This isn't not funny, but also I hate you.

 

[TheKrebsCycle]

Gutsy win

 

[Rschmitz]

Let’s got nothing to do with it. If you haven’t caught on yet, they are pretty evenly match besides goaltending.

No. The structured and tight checking Lightning of the past two seasons do not give up two too many men on the ice penalties in a game like this.

 

[v00d00daddy]

Matthews leads with 7 hits. Most on either team. Oh and a gwg too.

Pretty….pretty………pretty good.

 

[authentic]

Pretty good, pretty good, looking more and more possible for Toronto. Tampa takes game 6, Toronto takes game 7 ?

Tonight they broke the trend of the team who scores first winning, so they will break another in game 6.

 

[johnnybbadd]

Leafs buried their chances and Tampa wasted many of theirs. On to game 6.

 

[authentic]

Leafs buried their chances and Tampa wasted many of theirs. On to game 6.

We had a crap load more chances that we didn't bury too. We really dominated the last two periods there. I just hope we can get off to a better start next game and close it out.

 

[Divine]

“This team feels different man”

Tampa or the Leafs?

 

[pcruz]

Perry is one infuriating player to watch on the other team.
He spends so much time flopping and being a pest that it makes one want to wrangle his neck.

However, Bunting was just a bad tonight. The penalty he drew didn't need him falling down to be a penalty, and he flopped a couple more times.

The officials should give these guys misconducts for being annoying little shits.

 

[Sidney the Kidney]

Vasilevskiy doesn't seem to be stealing any games like he did last post season. He's not playing *bad*, but he's not looking like the guy who was impossible to beat last playoffs.

Credit to Campbell, I thought he was superb tonight. He made the big saves, IMO, that Vasilevskiy didn't tonight.

Also, my streak continues. Say something negative about Tavares, Tavares has a 2 point night. He should give me 10% of his salary.

 

[v00d00daddy]

However this series ends…the officiating is going to be talked about a lot. Hopefully it improves

 

[mehavecable]

See what happens when the cap boys show up for a game?

 

[Divine]

Nylander’s final home game as a Leaf

JimmyApples believes Leafs win in 6 confirmed

 

[cedouimet]

Leafs, i hate you with a passion. But PLEASE kick these "special cup" phony out of real playoffs before getting swept next round

 

[Rants Mulliniks]

Agreed but this one 'feels' different.

1. TOR is flying.
2. TOR series win would be poetic for them to close it out on the road against the 2-time Cup champion, breaking their 16-game non-losing back to back games in the postseason streak, and ending their own drought.

Closing it out would definitely be a huge mental boost for Toronto. Easier said than done.

 

[Leafsfan74]

I voted the Leafs in six. I hope they prove me right, loyal Leaf nation needs this.

 

[Face Of Bear]

That Matthews cele was golden.

 

[HogTown06]

Leafs win... Bruins lose... For tonight to be the perfect night we only need the Habs to draft the next Yakupov in July.

 

[Rants Mulliniks]

Vasilevskiy doesn't seem to be stealing any games like he did last post season. He's not playing *bad*, but he's not looking like the guy who was impossible to beat last playoffs.

Credit to Campbell, I thought he was superb tonight. He made the big saves, IMO, that Vasilevskiy didn't tonight.

Also, my streak continues. Say something negative about Tavares, Tavares has a 2 point night. He should give me 10% of his salary.

Do us Leaf fans a favour and write a whole negative thesis before next game.

That Matthews cele was golden.

Was hoping he didn't blow a rotator cuff.