Left for dead, top Maple Leafs stars push Lightning to brink

After an ugly Game 4 loss, the Maple Leafs looked listless down 2-0 in Game 5 to the Lightning. Such ugly optics inspired plenty of people to pile on a franchise doomed by First Round finishes.

Perhaps the Maple Leafs’ gutsy, messy, exciting Game 5 win over the Lightning should be a reminder of how wildly playoff series (and games) can swing? Could it be evidence that people sometimes overreact a bit?

Either way, the Maple Leafs fought back from down 2-0, muscled through a nail-biting finish, and pushed the Lightning to the brink of elimination in a Game 5 thriller. The Maple Leafs now lead that series 3-2.

Following a poor showing in Game 4, the knives were out for top Toronto talents.

Do Nylander's 2 goals cancel out this play from earlier in the game?