TORONTO — The Lightning went into the third period Tuesday night just 20 minutes away from putting the Maple Leafs’ season on the brink.
Instead, the Lightning’s drive for three straight Stanley Cups is in peril, one game from elimination following a 4-3 Game 5 loss.
Despite an early two-goal lead, the Lightning couldn’t survive a furious Leafs surge, capped by two Toronto goals in a one-minute, 13-second stretch early in the third.