{"id":7680,"date":"2022-05-09T13:47:24","date_gmt":"2022-05-09T17:47:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.betting.ca\/news\/?p=7680"},"modified":"2022-06-29T05:42:20","modified_gmt":"2022-06-29T09:42:20","slug":"tampa-bay-lightning-win-game-4-to-tie-series-with-maple-leafs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.betting.ca\/news\/tampa-bay-lightning-win-game-4-to-tie-series-with-maple-leafs","title":{"rendered":"Tampa Bay Lightning Win Game 4 to Tie Series with Maple Leafs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"380\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/www.betting.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/05\/toronto-maple-leafs-tampa-bay.jpg\" alt=\"toronto-maple-leafs-tampa-bay\" class=\"wp-image-7684\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Down 2-1, the Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 7-3 after a blistering three-goal first period in Game 4 of the series on Sunday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhl.com\/lightning\/\">Tampa Bay Lightning<\/a> came out strong in the first period scoring in the opening minute, and all but steamrolled the Maple Leafs The goal by Steven Stamkos saw a barrage of action as Tampa\u2019s Pierre-Edouard Bellemare and Patrick Maroon added two more for a 3-0 lead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also scoring for Tamp was Ross Colton with 2, Ondrej Palat and Corey Perry both scored one goal, while Brandon Hagel, Nikita Kucherov, Callan Foote, Victor Hedman, Ryan McDonagh, Bryden Point, and Mikhail Sergachev earned assists and Andrei Vasilevskiy improved to 16-0 for his last three post-season record.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As for the embattled <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhl.com\/mapleleafs\/\">Toronto Maple Leafs<\/a>, William Nylander scored two goals, Jake Muzzin scored 1, while Colin Blackwell, T.J. Brodie, Auston Matthews, Morgan Rielly and Jahn Tavares earned assists, and Jack Campbell recorded 16 saves before being replaced by Erik Kallgren.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"NHL Game 4 Highlights | Lightning vs. Maple Leafs - May 8, 2022\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gMTObwlvtac?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The series between the Toronto Maple Leafs and Lightning now heads back to Toronto\u2019s Scotiabank Arena for Game 5 on Tuesday, while Game 6 will see the teams heading back to the Amalie Arena on Thursday and if needed, Game 7 is scheduled in Toronto on Saturday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After a slow start to the series, the Leafs were looking to improve their top-line performance after it was all but sidelined by Alex Killorn, Brayden Point, and Anthony Cirelli in Game 3. Head coach Sheldon Keefe shuffled the lineup in a move that saw Alexander Kerfoot joining Mitch Marner and Auston Matthews at the start of the first period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, that saw Toronto\u2019s third line, who ended the regular season ahead of the Lightning in the Atlantic Division, at a disadvantage right from the start of the game, fueled in part by a wave of Tampa\u2019s top units.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The demise of the Leafs seemed evident right from the get-go after <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Steven_Stamkos\">Steven Stamkos<\/a> scored in the opening minute before they had even passed the centre line. The opening goal by Stamkos came after Toronto defenceman Justin Holl was unable to clear the zone, and it wasn\u2019t long before the Leafs were looking at a three-goal deficit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The onslaught by Tampa continued with a fourth-line goal at 7:58 in the first after Jake Campbell made a solid pad save only to see Morgan Rielly miss the rebound allowing Patrick Maroon to pick up his own rebound.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It wasn\u2019t until late in the period before the Leafs put Andrei Vasilevskiy to work when Auston Matthews fired off a wicked backhand that deflected off the crossbar. 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