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Maple Leafs’ Morgan Rielly scores game winner in OT: How Toronto came back to beat Lightning in Game 3 - The Athletic

The Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-3 in overtime, winning Game 3 of their first-round playoff series Saturday. Here’s what you need to know:

  • Morgan Rielly scored the game winner at 19:15 of the overtime frame.
  • Down 3-2 with a minute remaining, Leafs forward Ryan O’Reilly tied the game. Noel Acciari and Auston Matthews also scored for the Leafs on Saturday.
  • Toronto takes a 2-1 series lead. Game 4 is Monday at 7:30 p.m. ET.

The Athletic’s instant analysis:

Bad blood boiling over

The three fights in Game 2 only set the table for the continued bad blood that boiled over in a messy, out-of-control third period that saw the two teams reach a new level of physical intensity. Rielly’s original five-minute major penalty for boarding against Brayden Point sent Point to the Lightning dressing room clutching his midsection. Though the play itself looked incidental and the call was eventually overturned, the Lightning weren’t happy about it and a melee ensued.

By the end, Matthews and Steven Stamkos got locked in an out-of-character fight, Corey Perry stood alone at the Leafs bench, seemingly challenging the entire team and 24 minutes of penalties were handed out in that one sequence. This series still feels far from over, as does the nastiness. — Kloke

Hedman’s return makes an impact

After missing Game 2, the Lightning’s best defenseman, Victor Hedman, made his presence felt with a return in Game 3. Even if he wasn’t operating at 100 percent, you wouldn’t have known it by the way he blocked shots, moved the puck effectively and helped the Lightning control large portions of the game. When the former Norris Trophy winner was on the ice, the Lightning generated an impressive 72 percent of the five-on-five shot attempts. Hedman kept the Leafs out of the game for long stretches. — Kloke

Rielly OT winner

Rielly’s goal with 45 seconds left in overtime sealed the Leafs win and capped off an eventful night for the defenseman. He originally took a major boarding call in the third period but the call was overturned. Rielly stayed even keel and built on his strong Game 2 performance. — Kloke

Backstory

Acciari opened the scoring for the Maple Leafs. Lightning forward Anthony Cirelli responded to the tie game at 4:50 in the first period.

Matthews retained the Leafs’ lead at 11:10 in the first period. The Lightning followed it up with two goals from Brandon Hagel and Darren Raddysh. This gave Tampa a 3-2 lead, which they held until the tying goal from O’Reilly with a minute remaining in the game and the OT winner from Rielly.

The Lightning outshot the Leafs 39 to 27.

Highlights of the game

Stanley cup bracket

Required reading

(Photo: Kim Klement / USA Today)

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