Tavares scores in OT as Leafs beat Lightning to advance

Tavares scores in OT, Leafs down Lightning to make 2nd round for 1st time since 2004

'It’s huge mentally for us just to get that monkey off the back,' says Auston Matthews.

TAMPA, Fla. — Les Maple Leafs ont exorcisé leurs démons en séries et participeront au deuxième tour des éliminatoires de la LNH. John Tavares a fait mouche après 4:36 de jeu en prolongation et le club torontois a gagné une première série en près de deux décennies grâce à une victoire de 2-1, samedi, lors du sixième match face au Lightning de Tampa Bay. Tavares a surpris Andrei Vasilevskiy après qu’il eut contourné le filet. La rondelle a dévié c…

NHL roundup: Leafs clinch first playoff series since 2004

John Tavares scored 4:36 into overtime Saturday night as the Toronto Maple Leafs broke a 19-year playoff series drought, beating the host Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 in Game 6 of a first-round Eastern Conference playoff series.

NHL scores: Maple Leafs top Lightning to end drought, Rangers force Game 7, Yamamoto lifts Oilers to win

The Maple Leafs and Oilers played their way into the second round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs on Saturday night

Tavares scores in OT as Leafs beat Lightning to advance

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — John Tavares scored 4:35 into overtime, and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 on Saturday night for their first NHL playoff series win in nearly two decades.

Tavares scores in OT as Leafs beat Lightning to advance

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — John Tavares scored 4:35 into overtime, and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 on Saturday night for their first NHL playoff series win in nearly two decades.