Cooper unconcerned about Campbell, scoring on Leafs

SPORTSCENTRE Reporter

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The Maple Leafs and Lightning practised at the TGH Ice Plex in Brandon, Fla. on Saturday. 

Jack Campbell has a .924 save percentage in the series and has only allowed three goals at even strength, but Jon Cooper isn't worried about the Leafs goalie. 

"We've scored seven goals on him in the last two games so if he's going to sit here and have a 3.50 goals-against average in every two-game set, we're going to take that," the Lightning coach said. "Has he made some saves? Sure he has. Have we beat him? We have ... Goal scoring against these guys, that's not a worry to me."

Sheldon Keefe brushed off the comment.

"I'm sure it's just his way of being confident and showing belief in his team," the Leafs coach responded. "I think if I was in his position I would say a similar thing." 

Andrei Vasilevskiy has an .890 save percentage in the series, but Cooper still thinks his team has an edge between the pipes. 

"I believe we got the best goalie in the world in our net," said Cooper. "It's 3-1 last night and the leading goal scorer in the league [Auston Matthews] goes down on a breakaway, [Vasilevskiy] stops that and then stops the rebound and gives us a chance to come back in the game, which we almost did. That's a big-time goalie there."

Keefe acknowledged the stop on Matthews as being a key moment that sparked the Lightning push, but he also pointed out that Campbell is holding his own against the reigning Conn Smythe Trophy winner. 

"Goalies are battling back and forth, it's been great to see Jack stand in there," Keefe said. "He's confident. He believes in himself. Even times when it looks like he's beat he's finding ways to keep the puck out. He's tracking it really well."

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