After home playoff letdowns, Maple Leafs give Scotiabank Arena fans spring cheer Via sunhornby
“In saying that, it’s 1-1. We wanted to take a game here and we did. Now it’s our turn to have a response.”Lightning coach Jon Cooper was asked why he kept Andrei Vasilevskiy in goal after 40 minutes, after the same carnage of six goals on 29 shots convinced Sheldon Keefe to airlift Ilya Samsonov on Tuesday. The thought certainly crossed Cooper’s mind.
“But it was quickly shut down by the goalie,” Cooper said. “That’s why he’s the best in the world. He’s not coming out. Once again, you tip your cap to him.” Cooper didn’t use the excuse of his team being without injured defencemen Victor Hedman and Erik Cernak, but did keep the room closed a long time after the game for a chat with his club before flying home for Game 3.Article contentCooper has seen a lot behind the bench, but back-to-back playoff games with the winning team pulling away with seven goals he didn’t see coming.“It’s a funny game. That’s why we love it.
John Tavares of the Toronto Maple Leafs celebrates a goal in Game 2 against the Tampa Bay Lightning at Scotiabank Arena on April 20, 2023 in Toronto. The boisterous fans brought a smile to John Tavares’ face during one late-game timeout as they saluted him and the Leafs. The usually undemonstrative captain had a fist-pump celly for them when he made it 2-0, off a draw he’d won.At 15:06 of the third came his third goal and first post-season hat trick in SBA/Air Canada Centre history.
“The building was jumping,” Tavares said. “When you get a hat trick in the playoffs, it’s cool. The fans were incredible tonight. We had a good response.”
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