The Toronto Maple Leafs have finally done it.
The Leafs beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 in overtime on Saturday night to win their Eastern Conference first-round playoff series in six games. John Tavares got credit for the goal, which went off a skate and got past Andrei Vasilevskiy.
GAME WINNER!
SERIES WINNER!LET’S. GO. LEAFS. NATION!!!!!!!!! pic.twitter.com/dkttq8eBpW
— Toronto Maple Leafs (@MapleLeafs) April 30, 2023
The victory gave the Leafs their first playoff series win since 2004.
It was a long time coming for Toronto fans, who went nuts. Perhaps nobody conveyed the elation better than Leafs GM Kyle Dubas.
KYLE DUBAS COOKED
HIS TEAM DELIVERED pic.twitter.com/MsHs1PkEUc
— Omar (@TicTacTOmar) April 30, 2023
That was great.
Take a look at the reaction from Leafs fans in Toronto:
THEY DID IT !!! Leafs win pic.twitter.com/raASPk5oz8
— Lindsay Dunn (@LindsayDunnTV) April 30, 2023
After advancing to the conference semifinals, the Leafs will face the winner of Game 7 between the Bruins and Panthers.
