Morning Coffee: Maple Leafs Now One Win Away From Second Round

We’ve reached the moment that every fan of the Toronto Maple Leafs has been waiting for since last year’s disappointing playoff exit.

Take a deep breath.

Soak it in.

The Maple Leafs are one victory away from clinching their first Stanley Cup Playoffs series win in almost 20 years.

After taking three of the first five games against the two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Tampa Bay Lightning, Toronto will have as many as two chances to eliminate the Lightning and advance to the second round.

Can they finally end the drought and punch their ticket to Round 2?

Toronto is once again a heavy favourite to advance at FanDuel Sportsbook.

Here’s the TSN EDGE Morning Coffee for Wednesday, May 11th, 2022.

Maple Leafs Rally To Win Game 5

For a brief moment last night, it looked like Tampa Bay was in complete control of Game 5.

Steven Stamkos opened the scoring with his 34th career playoff goal.

Stamkos to score was +168 at FanDuel Sportsbook.

Less than a minute later, Victor Hedman scored his 10th career playoff power-play goal to make it 2-0 Lightning.

Hedman to score was +270.

Leadership https://t.co/omK96nREiG

Trailing 2-0 heading into the second period, I saw the Maple Leafs as high as +290 on the money line at FanDuel Sportsbook.

After Jack Campbell kept the deficit at two with a couple of key saves, John Tavares got Toronto on the board with his first goal of the playoffs. 

Tavares to score was +240.

The Captain is on the board! John Tavares was +240 to score his first of the series and it's a one goal game! pic.twitter.com/h4KNv41VgJ

Trailing 2-1 entering the third period, Morgan Rielly and William Nylander scored back-to-back goals to give the Maple Leafs a 3-2 lead.

After Ryan McDonagh tied it for Tampa Bay, the stage