Fox News Flash top sports headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. Michael Eyssimont had a goal and an assist as the Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-2 on Thursday night to force Game 6 in their first-round playoff series.
Anthony Cirelli also had a goal and an assist, Nicholas Paul scored and Alex Killorn got an empty net goal for Tampa. Andrei Vasilevskiy made 28 saves.
Morgan Rielly and Auston Matthews scored for Toronto, which got 34 stops from Ilya Samsonov. John Tavares had two assists. The Leafs still lead the best-of-seven series 3-2. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM In third period action, Tampa's Nicholas Paul celebrates his goal.
The Toronto Maple Leafs lost to the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-2 in game 5 of the first round of the playoffs in NHL hockey action at the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto.