The Toronto Maple Leafs will face the Tampa Bay Lightning in the playoffs. They will have home-ice advantage in the first round, starting Monday.
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The Lightning will also have some momentum after closing out their schedule with a comeback victory on the road, 6-4 over the New York Islanders. Arguably the most painful loss of the five occurred last spring when they blew a 3-1 series lead and lost in seven to archrival Montreal. While the Leafs talk about learning from defeat, the Montreal setback left a mark.
The Leafs and Bruins, who will face Carolina in the playoffs, rested their top players Friday, but the game turned into a decent affair regardless, with Toronto outshooting Boston 27-26.
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