The Toronto Maple Leafs have won their first NHL playoff series in nearly two decades.
Toronto downed Tampa Bay 2-1 in overtime on Saturday night to take the series in six games.
It ends a 19-year drought for the Leafs, who had not won a playoff series since 2004.
John Tavares scored a 4:36 of overtime to give Toronto the win. Auston Matthews also had a second-period goal for the Leafs.
Toronto will face the winner of the Boston-Florida series in the second round. That series is tied at 3-3 with the deciding game set for Sunday night.
GAME WINNER!
SERIES WINNER!LET’S. GO. LEAFS. NATION!!!!!!!!! pic.twitter.com/dkttq8eBpW
— Toronto Maple Leafs (@MapleLeafs) April 30, 2023
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