The Toronto Maple Leafs are going back to the Stanley Cup playoffs.
- The Capitals finished 3-0 against the Bruins this season (4-3 OT win, 5-3 win, 3-1 win). While the Maple Leafs only need one win to clinch their playoff spot, if they hit the wall in terms of play another team might come up to steal the spot.
If they obtain the point, they play the Ottawa Senators.
Tom Sestito bumped into Leafs goaltender Frederick Anderson at 2:01, making contact with his head and requiring Anderson to leave the ice with some assistance.
Babcock said he told his coaching staff at the beginning of the season that if his club were to get into the postseason, it would take until Game 82, which comes Sunday against Columbus.
Sullivan said decisions of who rested against the Leafs would be apparent just before game time, but based on the morning skate it looked as though Nick Bonino, Brian Dumoulin, Patric Hornqvist and Bryan Rust would all sit out against the Leafs.
The starting assignment for Sunday likely falls to Curtis McElhinney, who filled in Saturday and made key saves. At the same point, it's something that, as far as backup goalies go, you dream about it.
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Now we're focusing on fighting against our opponent when we play. I love Wembley, I love playing there with England and Chelsea . It's impossible to understand why.
Setting records seemingly every day of late, Matthews had the Air Canada Centre on edge late in the first period against Tampa though when he was decked in the offensive zone by rookie Lightning defender Jake Dotchin. "What I have learned over time and I have been in the playoffs many times is you just be careful what you wish for". It has already been determined the Penguins and Blue Jackets will play each other in the first round. "I think the last two games, we played a little tight". "It's important for us". "Me personally I haven't been in this position a lot so it's nice to be a part of it and it's something that we're really enjoying". They were in a backs-to-the-wall situation. We shouldn't just take the night off and let Toronto get what they want. "It's still a back-to-back so prepare and play hard".
"These next two will be a test for us, but we should be excited for that opportunity", said Tyler Bozak. We're going to have to be better.
McElhinney's biggest stop came on an across-the-crease save on Sidney Crosby with 49 seconds left in the game. When we start panicking, you see what happens, and it's not pretty. "I thought we started real good, I thought we were on it good and then as soon as something goes wrong". The Leafs expect their starting netminder and defenceman Nikita Zaitsev to be ready for Game 1, the Russian defender forced to leave Sunday's game with an upper-body ailment. Defenseman Gabriel Carlsson, the Blue Jackets' first-round draft pick in 2015, made his National Hockey League debut Saturday.
EAST: The Toronto Maple Leafs' loss to Columbus sends them to Washington to face the Presidents' Trophy-winning Capitals on the brutal Metropolitan Division side of the draw.
"A good win for our city and for our loyal fan base", Babcock said. We're going to find out a lot about this Leafs team in round one when they take on arguably the most well polished team in the National Hockey League.
At 7:34 during a Lightning power-play with defenseman Roman Polack off for a minor interference penalty, centerman Brayden Point buried a wrist shot from inside the circle for his 15th goal of the season assisted by left winger Ondrej Palat and defenseman Victor Hedman.
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