LIGHTNING SCORE OVERTIME SERIES

The Leafs’ head coach had little choice after the first intermission to juggle his lines. Nylander’s struggles were exacerbated by a needless tripping penalty that was followed by a Lightning power-play goal.

LIGHTNING SCORE OVERTIME SERIES

One of the biggest question marks heading into this series was whether every one of the Leafs’ top four forwards could all show up and produce as a cohesive unit. 'Everyone loves him': After difficult season, Alex Kerfoot plays overtime hero Leafs were outplayed for long stretchesįor 50 minutes or so, the Leafs were outplayed, with William Nylander and John Tavares in particular not playing near what they’re capable of. But with one of his biggest goals in his career, those struggles are probably the furthest thing from his mind. Kerfoot had scored just 10 goals this season and was open about his offensive struggles. Just 4:14 into overtime, Kerfoot scored just his third playoff goal for the Leafs with an impressive tip. The Athletic’s instant analysis: Kerfoot the OT hero

The series heads back to Toronto for Game 5 at 7 p.m.

Toronto goalie Ilya Samsonov logged 27 saves, while Tampa Bay’s Andrei Vasilevskiy had 32.

Alexander Kerfoot scored the game winner on the power play 4:14 into overtime.

They didn’t score again until Auston Matthews netted a pair of goals midway through the third period, then Morgan Rielly tied the game with just under four minutes left. The Leafs - in search of their first playoff series win since 2004 - got on the board early in the second period with a tip-in by Noel Acciari.They doubled the lead late in the first then piled on two more in the second period - including another by Killorn, marking his sixth career multigoal game in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. The Lightning opened the scoring with a power-play goal midway through the first period, tapped in by Alex Killorn.The Tampa Bay Lightning surrendered a three-goal third-period lead in Game 4 against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Monday, eventually losing 5-4 in overtime to fall to 3-1 in the first-round playoff series.

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