Two-time Stanley Cup holders Tampa Bay Lightning is still very much alive in their Eastern Conference first-round playoffs with Toronto Maple Leafsafter choosing one Win 7-3 in Game 4 on Sunday. Across four of the best seven to date, each has had at least five goals, but all were decided by at least two points, including Sunday’s 10-goal draw.
With the series now ending 2-2, playtime will move back north of the border for Game 5, scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday.
Sunday’s win came after Tampa Bay fell 5-2 at home on Friday and continued an impressive streak.
Lightning overcame the Toronto defense and goalkeeper Jack Campbell, taking a 3-0 lead at the end of the first half and a 5-0 lead after the second. That signaled the end of Campbell’s evening in the net, but after the Maple Leafs showed the mark of life with the first two hits of the third, Tampa Bay’s Ondrej Palat went on to have a three-point match against his first goal in the competition and put the game on ice.
Ross Colton (two goals), Brandon Hagel (two assists) and Nikita Kucherov (two assists) all have two points in the win, while William Nylander has two for Toronto.
