Fighting And Fans: Keys to Victory
A look at reaction to last night's 3 goal comeback by the Toronto Maple Leafs.
| Final - 3.17.2009 | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | SO | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto Maple Leafs | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Tampa Bay Lightning | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Stories
The Leafs' Power Play Believes in Tavares
Toronto Maple Leafs: A Recap of the Leafs' 4-3 shootout win over the Tampa Bay Lightning.
Leafs @ Lightning: Three the Hard Way (still with too much McGuire).
This game is tanktacular. I make words up, what of it? HORSECANOE. I invent products as well. Third period thread. Go Leafs Go.
Leafs @ Lightning: Second Period Style (with shamrocks).
I sure hope this little guy and Mickey Grabs made up. Ok I lied about this thread having shamrocks...But look at that cute little guy! He is by a piano! This is your second period thread....
The sole sweep of the season?
The Lightning don't have much to crow about this season. Yes, it's come to light through the last few days that there was great camaraderie in the locker room in the face of the team instability...
Maple Leafs @ Lightning: Another Four-Pointer
Previewing the titanic Leafs-Lightning matchup. Titanic as in tragic.
GameThreads
Lightning Fans GameThread on Raw Charge
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Maple Leafs Fans GameThread on Pension Plan Puppets
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Boxscore
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | 2OT | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Tampa Bay | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| First Period |
|---|
| - 1, Tampa Bay Power-Play Goal - Vincent Lecavalier (29), from Cory Murphy and Martin St. Louis at 13:39. Penalties - Matt Smaby, Tampa Bay (boarding), 3:38; Cory Murphy, Tampa Bay (high-sticking), 6:50; Noah Welch, Tampa Bay (high-sticking), 11:01; Alexei Ponikarovsky, Toronto (goaltender interference), 12:38. |
| Second Period |
| - 2, Tampa Bay Power-Play Goal - Steven Stamkos (15), from Martin St. Louis and Karri Ramo at 2:26. 3, Tampa Bay Goal - Matt Pettinger (5), from Martins Karsums and Lukas Krajicek at 2:36. 4, Toronto Goal - John Mitchell (9), from Jason Blake and Anton Stralman at 19:36. Penalties - Mikhail Grabovski, Toronto (tripping), 1:20; Jamal Mayers, Toronto (fighting), 6:59; Ryan Craig, Tampa Bay (fighting), 6:59; Brad May, Toronto (hooking), 7:23; David Koci, Tampa Bay (misconduct), 7:23; Pavel Kubina, Toronto (slashing), 9:58; Vincent Lecavalier, Tampa Bay (slashing), 17:19. |
| Third Period |
| - 5, Toronto Goal - Jason Blake (24), from Lee Stempniak at 3:24. 6, Toronto Goal - Jeff Hamilton (2), from Boyd Devereaux and Matt Stajan at 14:29. Penalties - Evgeny Artyukhin, Tampa Bay (tripping), 7:44; Ian White, Toronto (tripping), 14:35; Phil Oreskovic, Toronto (interference), 17:14. |
| Overtime |
| - No scoring. |
| Shootout |
| : S. Stamkos fails (Curtis Joseph) Maple Leafs: scores () : M. St. Louis fails (Curtis Joseph) : L. Stempniak fails (Karri Ramo) Lightning: scores () : J. Blake fails (Karri Ramo) : R. Malone fails (Curtis Joseph) : M. Grabovski fails (Karri Ramo) : V. Prospal fails (Curtis Joseph) : N. Kulemin fails (Karri Ramo) : E. Artyukhin fails (Curtis Joseph) Maple Leafs: scores () |
Shots on Goal:
Toronto 9 + 12 + 14 + 4 = 39.
Tampa Bay 7 + 7 + 6 + 2 = 22.
Power Play Conversion: Toronto 0-5. Tampa Bay 2-6.
Goaltenders: Toronto, Curtis Joseph 3-22-.864. Tampa Bay, Karri Ramo 3-39-.923.
Referees: Greg Kimmerly, Don Koharski
Linesmen: Mike Cvik, Don Henderson
Power Play Conversion: Toronto 0-5. Tampa Bay 2-6.
Goaltenders: Toronto, Curtis Joseph 3-22-.864. Tampa Bay, Karri Ramo 3-39-.923.
Referees: Greg Kimmerly, Don Koharski
Linesmen: Mike Cvik, Don Henderson
