The Toronto Maple Leafs rallied in the third period to beat the Tampa Bay Lightning, 4-3, in Game 5 to take a 3-2 series lead.
Tampa Bay led 2-0 after the first period, but Toronto got one back in the second period. The Maple Leafs then took the lead with a pair of goals early in the third period from Morgan Rielly and William Nylander. With just under 12 minutes left, the Lightning tied the game back up with a shorthanded goal from Ryan McDonagh.
The @TBLightning tie it right back up! #StanleyCup pic.twitter.com/e97U8enObA
— NHL GIFs (@NHLGIFs) May 11, 2022
The game-winning goal then came from the NHL's leading scorer, Auston Matthews, with just over six minutes left in the third period.
The @MapleLeafs' game-winning goal, courtesy of Auston Matthews (@AM34)‼️ #StanleyCup
— NHL (@NHL) May 11, 2022
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Matthews, 24, finished the regular season with 60 goals, becoming the first United States-born player to reach that milestone in a single season and only the third player to reach it in the last quarter-century.
The Lightning and Maple Leafs have traded wins so far in the series with Toronto winning Games 1, 3, and 5. Puck drop for Game 6 is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET on Thursday.
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