Matthews, Maple Leafs defeat Lightning in Game 5, take series lead

Welcome to NHL.com, the official site of the National Hockey LeagueBienvenue à LNH.com , le site officiel de la Ligue nationale de hockeyTervetuloa NHL:n viralliselle nettisivustolle NHL.comiinVälkommen till NHL.com, NHL:s officiella web-sidaVítejte na NHL.com, oficiálních stránkách National Hockey LeagueVitajte na NHL.com, oficiálnych stránkach National Hockey LeagueWillkommen auf NHL.com, der offiziellen Seite der National Hockey LeagueBienvenido a NHL.com, el sitio oficial de la National Hockey LeagueThe Leafs scored 4 of the final 5 goals, as Auston Matthews tallied the winner in the 3rd and Jack Campbell made 32 saves in the Game 5 winTORONTO -- Auston Matthews broke a third-period tie, and the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-3 in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference First Round at Scotiabank Arena on Tuesday.The Maple Leafs took a 3-2 series lead and pushed the two-time defending Stanley Cup champions to the brink of elimination. It's a good night just to battle back down two goals, never losing hope and just competing but like I said, the job is not done."Mitchell Marner shot on a 2-on-1 leading to a rebound in the slot that Matthews put past goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy for the lead at 13:54 of the third for the Maple Leafs, who trailed 2-0 after the first period.Video: TBL@TOR, Gm5: Matthews retakes lead on 2-on-1 rushWilliam Nylander had a goal and two assists, John Tavares had a goal and an assist, and Jack Campbell made 32 saves for Toronto, the No. 2 seed in the Atlantic Division.Steven Stamkos and Victor Hedman scored, Nikita Kucherov had two assists, and Vasilevskiy made 21 saves for Tampa Bay, the No. 3 seed in the Atlantic.The Lightning are 16-0 since the beginning of the 2020 Stanley Cup Playoffs following a loss."We're here to win the series," Tampa Bay coach Jon Cooper said. I think he's been incredible, and we just have to help him next game."The Maple Leafs scored twice in 1:13 in the third period to take the lead, with each goal coming at 4-on-4.Morgan Rielly tied it 2-2 at 3:01 when he one-timed a pass from Tavares at the right hash marks.Nylander put Toronto up 3-2 at 4:14 when he took a pass from Ilya Mikheyev and shot past Vasilevskiy's glove from the left face-off dot."We're not really making them earn it, we're kind of giving it to them," Cooper said.Video: TBL@TOR, Gm5: Rielly, Nylander give Maple Leafs leadRyan McDonagh tied it 3-3 at 8:17 when he one-timed a pass from Ross Colton from the left hash marks over Campbell's blocker."That's the best team in the NHL in the third period in terms of not giving up much and defending leads and they certainly know how to win," Toronto coach Sheldon Keefe said.