Maple Leafs destroy Lightning 7-2 to tie the series

John Tavares scored a hat trick to secure the Toronto Maple Leafs victory against the Tampa Bay Lightning 7-2 in Game 2 from this 1^st round playoff series.

SERIES TIED!!!@LGCanada | #LeafsForever pic.twitter.com/7wq1RzI57c

— Toronto Maple Leafs (@MapleLeafs) April 21, 2023

Mitch Marner notched twice and had an assist, William Nylander scored and also gave an assist, as the other goal netted Zach Aston-Reese for the Canadian franchise to equal the series 1-1.

Morgan Rielly tied a franchise achievement with 4 assists. Auston Matthews also with a great role in the win with 2 assists.

Ilya Samsonov stopped 19 shots for Maple Leafs after being substituted in Game 1.

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— Toronto Maple Leafs (@MapleLeafs) April 21, 2023

Ian Cole and Corey Perry notched for Tampa Bay as the game missed Victor Hedman and Erik Cernak because of injuries.

The next matches from series – 3 and 4 will be in Florida on Saturday and Monday.