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# Game 4 recap: It was 4-1
- URL: https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/toronto-maple-leafs-game-four-recap-mape-leafs-highlights-tampa-bay-highlights/
- Published: 2023-04-25T02:43:47.000Z
- Updated: 2023-04-26T22:36:35.000Z
- Description: The Toronto Maple Leafs let the Tampa Bay Lightning get a 4-1 lead, but we all know how dangerous that score is with Toronto....
- Author: Adam Selvig
- Tags: Game Coverage, Maple Leafs Playoffs

The Toronto Maple Leafs came into game four leading the first round series 2-1, having won back to back games and looking to extend the series lead.

Matthew Knies gets some nice time with Victor Hedman as he's knocked to the ice and held down as the Lightning and Leafs battle for the puck underneath him.

The play goes up and down the ice from zone to zone without any getting any quality chances.

> Brodie is back, good break up [pic.twitter.com/4CElrBizCU](https://t.co/4CElrBizCU?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)
> 
> — Omar (@TicTacTOmar) [April 24, 2023](https://twitter.com/TicTacTOmar/status/1650647094779166721?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

We're seven minutes in to the first period when the first whistle goes. It's for Anthony Cirelli after he cross checks Calle Jarnkrok, Maple Leafs to the power play.

> Cirelli goes to the box for cross-checking on Järnkrok [pic.twitter.com/VjBLGKKnPF](https://t.co/VjBLGKKnPF?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)
> 
> — Omar (@TicTacTOmar) [April 24, 2023](https://twitter.com/TicTacTOmar/status/1650648529600126978?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

The penalty kill is off it's game as the Lightning escape their zone with the puck multiple times, one ending with Morgan Rielly tripping Brandon Hagel as he breaks away resulting in a penalty shot that he sends right into Ilya Samsonov's pad.

> Hagel gets a penalty shot [pic.twitter.com/n1GjcuxkRZ](https://t.co/n1GjcuxkRZ?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)
> 
> — Omar (@TicTacTOmar) [April 24, 2023](https://twitter.com/TicTacTOmar/status/1650649301092114432?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

> Samsonov makes the pad save on Hagel [pic.twitter.com/CZAnvSKxoG](https://t.co/CZAnvSKxoG?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)
> 
> — Omar (@TicTacTOmar) [April 24, 2023](https://twitter.com/TicTacTOmar/status/1650649467777941505?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

The Leafs managed only one shot on that power play, and no goals. They do hit Mikhail Sergachev with a shot and send him crawling off the ice.

> Sergachev went to the Lightning room after blocking this shot from O'Reilly [pic.twitter.com/wbsWZ7f1fT](https://t.co/wbsWZ7f1fT?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)
> 
> — Omar (@TicTacTOmar) [April 24, 2023](https://twitter.com/TicTacTOmar/status/1650650037179895810?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

Tampa is controlling things pretty well and then they get their first power play of the game.

> Nylander to the box for tripping [pic.twitter.com/YVJdrzIEGT](https://t.co/YVJdrzIEGT?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)
> 
> — Omar (@TicTacTOmar) [April 24, 2023](https://twitter.com/TicTacTOmar/status/1650650127638380546?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

The Maple Leafs penalty kill is not as good as Tampa, allowing the hosts to set up a nice play in front of the Leafs net, and Alex Killorn scores from beside the net to make it 1-0 Tampa.

> Alex Killorn converts on the power play [pic.twitter.com/1GmsxoDqy0](https://t.co/1GmsxoDqy0?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)
> 
> — Omar (@TicTacTOmar) [April 24, 2023](https://twitter.com/TicTacTOmar/status/1650650546485841920?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

The physical game continues from last entries in this series, stifling offense as we don't have a combined 10 shots on goal yet as we get to the five minute mark in the game.

> Schenn sticks with Killorn [pic.twitter.com/APtea3XGan](https://t.co/APtea3XGan?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)
> 
> — Omar (@TicTacTOmar) [April 25, 2023](https://twitter.com/TicTacTOmar/status/1650652335671066626?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

Tampa seems content with their one goal lead, and hold the puck back in their zone, patiently deciding on what play to run as the clock ticks down.

Their patience pays off with a second goal that comes from and easy entry to the Leafs zone, and Sergachev scores from the top of the faceoff circle.

> Mikhail Sergachev makes it 2-0 [pic.twitter.com/xOU7GP4wY3](https://t.co/xOU7GP4wY3?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)
> 
> — Omar (@TicTacTOmar) [April 25, 2023](https://twitter.com/TicTacTOmar/status/1650654854832955392?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

2-0 Tampa Bay to end the first period.

The Maple Leafs start the second period off much better with three shots in the first two minutes, sadly no goals come of it.

> Marner jumps up from the faceoff, faces two trips and tries to set up Jarnkrok [pic.twitter.com/TAiG9ywn1V](https://t.co/TAiG9ywn1V?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)
> 
> — Omar (@TicTacTOmar) [April 25, 2023](https://twitter.com/TicTacTOmar/status/1650655829266186247?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

They don't give up, and get back control of the puck every time it's dump out by Tampa.

> Ryan O'Reilly before the Acciari goal [pic.twitter.com/LvZ7sd4wsz](https://t.co/LvZ7sd4wsz?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)
> 
> — Omar (@TicTacTOmar) [April 25, 2023](https://twitter.com/TicTacTOmar/status/1650663028843479040?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

Ryan O'Reilly strips a Lightning defender of the puck to keep it in the offensive zone, and he works the puck around the net, and Noel Acciari tips it in and cuts the Lightning lead by one.

> NOEL ACCIARI 🚨  
>  
> THEY'RE ON THE BOARD! [pic.twitter.com/TIGGUPH92I](https://t.co/TIGGUPH92I?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)
> 
> — Omar (@TicTacTOmar) [April 25, 2023](https://twitter.com/TicTacTOmar/status/1650662230730342409?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

2-1 Tampa Bay.

There's a shot on net and everyone scrambles for the rebound, with Matthew Knies falling into the crease and blocking the picks path into the net.

> MATTHEW KNIES SAVES A GOAL! [pic.twitter.com/BIUWR94JNB](https://t.co/BIUWR94JNB?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)
> 
> — Omar (@TicTacTOmar) [April 25, 2023](https://twitter.com/TicTacTOmar/status/1650662727491153921?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

The Maple Leafs get a second chance at the power play when Victor Hedman is called for roughing Jake McCabe.

> Hedman gets a roughing call out of this   
>  
> the last tussle with McCabe does it [pic.twitter.com/rZ80xtxqc0](https://t.co/rZ80xtxqc0?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)
> 
> — Omar (@TicTacTOmar) [April 25, 2023](https://twitter.com/TicTacTOmar/status/1650664742585761794?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

The power play is much better the second time around, but they still have a turnover that gives Alex Killorn a shorthanded breakaway that's turned away by Samsonov. That is the closest we come to a goal, as the Leafs are once again shutout with the man advantage.

After the power play ends the Lightning are allowed to set up in the Leafs end like they're on the powerplay, they aren't, and it gets them lose enough to the net for a Victor Hedman shot to bounce off the toe of Steven Stamkos' skate to make it 3-1 Lighting.

> Steven Stamkos restores the two-goal lead   
>  
> off the toe [pic.twitter.com/EX12QhexsA](https://t.co/EX12QhexsA?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)
> 
> — Omar (@TicTacTOmar) [April 25, 2023](https://twitter.com/TicTacTOmar/status/1650665550194802688?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

The Leafs battle hard in the Tampa zone, getting a couple close chances, with Knies battling hard especially, but it's called dead when John Tavares gets a high sticking penalty.

The Leafs PK is at least getting better as the game goes on, taking away more of the shooting lanes from the Lightning, and forcing the puck out of their zone better, and blocking more shots. Nothing on goal in that powerplay for Tampa.

> McCabe stops the shot before it makes it on net [pic.twitter.com/baqd6cBR7Q](https://t.co/baqd6cBR7Q?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)
> 
> — Omar (@TicTacTOmar) [April 25, 2023](https://twitter.com/TicTacTOmar/status/1650667774417461249?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

Once again, the Maple Leafs give up a goal before the end of the period, with the Lighting able to get a pass from behind their net, up to the Leafs blueline, and Alex Killorn shoots from the blocker side face off dot and goes top corner to make it 4-1 Lighting.

> Alex Killorn gets his second of the game [pic.twitter.com/OeDecZfVdL](https://t.co/OeDecZfVdL?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)
> 
> — Omar (@TicTacTOmar) [April 25, 2023](https://twitter.com/TicTacTOmar/status/1650669789369491462?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

The Leafs make a rush to the Tampa net, there's a pileup in the crease, and Sergachev throws a punch onto TJ Brodie while he's being held by a ref. Somehow they get offsetting roughing minors, so it's four on four for 43 seconds to end the second.

> it's a 4-on-4  
>  
> Sergachev and Brodie go off [pic.twitter.com/s5b0oJEBgJ](https://t.co/s5b0oJEBgJ?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)
> 
> — Omar (@TicTacTOmar) [April 25, 2023](https://twitter.com/TicTacTOmar/status/1650670234821357570?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

It will be four on four for 1:17 to start the third.

 Or not, as Jake McCabe was given a crosschecking penalty after the whistle to end the second, and we'll have four on three to start.

> Rielly blocks the shot  
>  
> McCabe takes a cross-checking penalty [pic.twitter.com/XfEoinmnDI](https://t.co/XfEoinmnDI?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)
> 
> — Omar (@TicTacTOmar) [April 25, 2023](https://twitter.com/TicTacTOmar/status/1650670860703858688?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

No goals at all on any of the penalties, back to five on five where Tampa controls the play again and hems the Leafs in their end.

> Giordano makes the arm save after being faked out [pic.twitter.com/FmerLt97VL](https://t.co/FmerLt97VL?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)
> 
> — Omar (@TicTacTOmar) [April 25, 2023](https://twitter.com/TicTacTOmar/status/1650676636243697664?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

The Leafs start pushing harder, getting around Tampa's defense, and trying to play catch up as we get to the midway point of the third period.

> Tavares and Brodie around the net [pic.twitter.com/GOGvVbe32u](https://t.co/GOGvVbe32u?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)
> 
> — Omar (@TicTacTOmar) [April 25, 2023](https://twitter.com/TicTacTOmar/status/1650677124137721858?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

Persistence pays off, and Auston Matthews cuts the lead to two goals.

> Auston Matthews cuts the lead in half 🚨  
>  
> 88 to 16 to 34 [pic.twitter.com/98ckWGlvtU](https://t.co/98ckWGlvtU?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)
> 
> — Omar (@TicTacTOmar) [April 25, 2023](https://twitter.com/TicTacTOmar/status/1650679536076333057?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

4-2 Tampa Bay.

The Leafs keep pushing and attacking, and they get another break when Zach Bogosian is called for hooking Alex Kerfoot. Third power play for the Leafs this game.

> Bogosian called for tripping [pic.twitter.com/cFBVded3aW](https://t.co/cFBVded3aW?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)
> 
> — Omar (@TicTacTOmar) [April 25, 2023](https://twitter.com/TicTacTOmar/status/1650680679888216064?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

Third time is the charm. It's not quick, but it's well set up. Auston Matthews is zooming around the Lightning zone so the Tampa PK can't get set very well, and e catches a pass and makes it 4-3 Tampa.

> another deflection from Matthews [pic.twitter.com/FRDGD0hx6C](https://t.co/FRDGD0hx6C?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)
> 
> — Omar (@TicTacTOmar) [April 25, 2023](https://twitter.com/TicTacTOmar/status/1650681528119066626?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

Once again we are back with a faceoff in the Tampa zone, and that's bad news for them because THE MAPLE LEAFS TIE THE GAME. It was 4-1, now it's 4-4.

> MORGAN RIELLY 🚨  
>  
> THE LEAFS TIE IT AT 3! [pic.twitter.com/OJZvSsY2wR](https://t.co/OJZvSsY2wR?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)
> 
> — Omar (@TicTacTOmar) [April 25, 2023](https://twitter.com/TicTacTOmar/status/1650682974369660928?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

Ilya Samsonov is coming up big when needed, as the Lightning go on a bit of a tear in the Leafs end. Eventually we get out and down to a faceoff by the Lighting net, but they run out the clock by icing the puck to dump it out.

> Giordano in desperation mode [pic.twitter.com/DaepwpWaL1](https://t.co/DaepwpWaL1?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)
> 
> — Omar (@TicTacTOmar) [April 25, 2023](https://twitter.com/TicTacTOmar/status/1650684710543060993?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

Playoff overtime is coming up. Next goal wins.

> why watch overtime playoff hockey when you can simply snort cocaine and ride a motorcycle out of a helicopter
> 
> — Jon Bois (@jon\_bois) [April 17, 2014](https://twitter.com/jon%5Fbois/status/456616952153128960?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

The Leafs do well to start overtime, getting some close calls. 

> Samsonov denies Stamkos [pic.twitter.com/nz4rYoZ43p](https://t.co/nz4rYoZ43p?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)
> 
> — Omar (@TicTacTOmar) [April 25, 2023](https://twitter.com/TicTacTOmar/status/1650689633225781248?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

Making saves, an then we get a rare playoff overtime penalty for Mikhail Sergachev when he takes down William Nylander who almost scores the game winner.

> Sergachev to the box [pic.twitter.com/6jm6FwcOQ5](https://t.co/6jm6FwcOQ5?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)
> 
> — Omar (@TicTacTOmar) [April 25, 2023](https://twitter.com/TicTacTOmar/status/1650690280276860928?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

The Leafs are coming on strong this power play, fighting for the puck, take shots even with Tampa clearing it regularly. It all ends when Mark Giordano shoots from the point, and the puck gets deflected in. 

> ALEX KERFOOT ENDS IT IN OVERTIME 🚨  
>  
> LEAFS TAKE THE 3-1 SERIES LEAD [pic.twitter.com/CThQMj0NKp](https://t.co/CThQMj0NKp?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)
> 
> — Omar (@TicTacTOmar) [April 25, 2023](https://twitter.com/TicTacTOmar/status/1650691284607066112?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

The Toronto Maple Leafs made the comeback, won the game 5-4, and are coming home Thursday night up 3-1 in the series.

They didn't give us much hope for almost 50 minutes, but then they turned it on. Leafs, can you please just make it easy on us in game 5? Please?

See you all Thursday! 7:00PM!