In Toronto, the Tampa Bay Lightning scored twice in the third period en route to a 4-2 win in their 56th game Thursday night.The win removes the series deficit to 3-2 by going home for game six on Saturday.
The Lightning took a 2-1 lead in the third period.
Nicholas Paul scored at 11:53 to extend the Lightning advantage to 3-1.
Auston Matthews narrowed the lead to 3-2 at 16:26
Andrey Vasilevsky He made 28 saves in Tampa’s win.
Alex Killorn He hit an empty net for the final 4-2 with five seconds left on the match clock.
Morgan Riley He scored at 5:46 of the first period to give the Maple Leafs an early 1-0 lead.
The lead lasted every 26 seconds when Anthony Cirelli Tied in the first for Tampa.
Michael Easemont The Lightning pushed ahead by a score of 2-1 in the middle frame.
Ilya Samsonov He made 34 hits in a loss to the Maple Leafs.