The Leafs won their biggest game of the year on Saturday night. Game Three was the first close game of the series. There was a lot of scoring and a lot of lead changes. Toronto tied the game late on and won it in overtime. Here are the highlights of the game.
Noel Acciari scored the first goal of the game just over three minutes into the game. Matthew Kniss put him in the hatch and tore his wrist with a bullet from Andrei Vasilevsky …
Cookie time!! 🍪⏰ pic.twitter.com/lPOwqUsBPm
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Toronto hasn’t been in the lead for long. After a minute and 26 seconds Anthony Cirelli tied it up with a shot from the wrist…
Anthony Cirelli answers again! ⚡️ pic.twitter.com/L0HEHJszlB
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Later, Auston Matthews found the back of the net for the first time in the series. He nominated Mitch Marner’s point shot for the go-ahead goal…
TONE TIME! 👀⏰ pic.twitter.com/O4YdWFOYZU
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The first half is not recorded there. In the last minute, Brandon Hagel’s shot somehow ended up in the Leafs’ net. The puck deflected off TJ Brodie and Ilya Samsonov before slicing across the line. After the review, a good goal was set…
GOOD GOAL FOR TAMPA! 🚨
Brandon Hagel buries the Lightning’s late-period equalizer. pic.twitter.com/lVFE98WO9r
– Sportsnet (Sportsnet) April 22, 2023
Tampa Bay pressed on early in the second half and Samsonov held the tie with two big saves…
Sami 🗣
Sami 🗣 pic.twitter.com/idVHNWfSUq– Toronto Maple Leafs (MapleLeafs) April 23, 2023
Late in the middle of the frame, Lightning took the lead for the first time in the game. Darren Radish turned the net, bounced off a check from Jake McCabe and sent home his first playoff goal…
Darren Radish top shelf. 🎯
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There was a scary moment in the third when Brayden Point hit the boards after a tackle with Morgan Riley. Rielly was rated a key five minutes on the play but after review no penalty was called on the hit…
A scary play where Brayden Point gets into the boards from a play with Morgan Riley. pic.twitter.com/OzArlg3hx7
– Sportsnet (Sportsnet) April 23, 2023
After Point was injured, a brawl broke out. Seven players including Stephen Stamkos and Matthews who sat out five minutes each were penalized for fighting…
Only two top scorers with 60 goals are battling it out # stanlikop qualifiers.
Yes, you read that correctly. pic.twitter.com/5gcQS2qzUC
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Samsonov continued his stellar play through the third round. These stops on Ross Colton and Nick Paul kept the Leafs in one place…
Samsonov keeps it one goal match! 💪
Watch the end of Game 3 live on Sportsnet. pic.twitter.com/VM322tDhdV
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Ryan O’Reilly brought the game even with a minute remaining. William Nylander threw the ball over the net and O’Reilly cleaned the rebound to tie the game at 3-3…
Ryan O’Reilly!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! pic.twitter.com/QWLRIHABXR
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After a back-and-forth overtime, Riley finished it off in the last minute. O’Reilly won the game cleanly and the Leafs defender threw a harmless wrist shot into the net. An eye shot beat a blocked Vasilevskiy to give the Leafs a 2-1 series lead. 3-4 final leaves.
MO*RIELLY* CALLED GAME!! pic.twitter.com/ZKKBjslPdS
– Toronto Maple Leafs (MapleLeafs) April 23, 2023