Lightning's Jan Rutta bloodied during fight, Maple Leafs blank Tampa Bay in Game 1

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A bloody brawl between the Maple Leafs and two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Lightning underscored Toronto’s 5-0 beat down of Tampa Bay in Game 1 of their playoff matchup Monday night.

Maple Leafs star Morgan Rielly delivered a shot on Lightning's Jan Rutta in a fight in the third period and left the defenseman bloodied. It was just one of the intense moments in the shutout win.

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Tampa Bay Lightning defenseman Jan Rutta looks at blood coming from a cut on his forehead after an on-ice brawl against the Toronto Maple Leafs at Scotiabank Arena on May 2, 2022, in Ontario, Canada. (Dan Hamilton-USA Today Sports)

Auston Matthews had two goals while Mitch Marner, Jake Muzzin and David Kampf had a goal each in the win. Toronto goalie Jack Campbell made 23 saves in the second playoff shutout of his career. Marner snapped a streak of 18 games he’d gone without scoring in the playoffs.

"Can’t do anything about the past. I’m here to focus on the now. I’m here to focus on what I can do to help team our team win," Marner said. "Just like everyone else in that locker room."

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Maple Leafs forward Colin Blackwell tries to cut in on Tampa Bay Lightning goaltender Andrei Vasilevskiy during Game 1 of the playoff series in Toronto, Monday, May 2, 2022. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP)

Toronto "played fast," according to Matthews, and was able to kill off a 5-minute major penalty given to winger Kyle Clifford after he hit Tampa’s Ross Colton from behind two minutes into the game. Clifford also received a game misconduct.

"I heard