Leafs Beat Lightning in Shoot Out!

With only 11 games left in this season that has been full of contradiction for the Leafs, it was great to see them beat Tampa and avoid the season sweep. Especially given that it would have come at the hands of a team who for the most part are at least as good at under achieving as the Ottawa Senators!

The final tonight was a 4-3 shoot out win that saw the Buds gain another 2 points and entrench them firmly in no mans land in regard to the up coming draft. Currently in 11th place in the Eastern Conference, only 8 points out, the could make things very exciting down the stretch!

The Leafs failed to convert on 3 consecutive power play chances in the first period only to allow LeCavalier and the Lightning a power play goal to take the lead in the first.

Stamkos and Pettinger both scored in the second to put Tampa up 3-0 in the second before John Mitchell scored at 19:36 of the second to put the Leafs on the board

Blake and new comer Jeff Hamilton score in the third to tie things up, with Hamiltons goal coming with just five and half left to play in regulation.

Overtime solved nothing and the shootout went six rounds before John Michell snuck a shot low shot past the right skate of rookie net minder Karri Ramo.



The Leafs next action comes Thursday night as they travel to Florida to face the Panthers,. As always, you can hear all of the action live, right here on Bench brawl!