Good morning Toronto Maple Leafs fans!

It's always a beautiful morning when you can wake up and your team is leading its playoff series!

Yes, last night the Maple Leafs beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-3 in overtime to take a 2-1 series lead.

Recap: Morgan Rielly wins it in Overtime for the Leafs
The Leafs started out well, and then deteriorated while Tampa controlled the play. But Ilya Samsonov and Tampa’s poor shot quality combined to give the better team through 58 minutes a one goal lead. Ryan O’Reilly tied it up and then it was a whole new game: Overtime.
PPP LeafsCathy Squires

Morgan Rielly is having one heck of a playoffs.

The Leafs may have one, but that doesn't mean everyone is happy.

Maple Leafs’ Keefe: Lightning ‘manipulated’ refs with Auston Matthews’ first fight
While Toronto Maple Leafs coach Sheldon Keefe praised Auston Matthews for standing up for himself and fighting Tampa Bay star Steven Stamkos on Saturday, he saved his strongest words for his thoughts on what the Lightning did during the stoppage in play.
Sportsnet.ca| April 22, 2023, 11:51 PM

In the other games last night:

Vegas Golden Knights 5 - Winnipeg Jets* 4 (OT)
Vegas leads series 2-1

Golden Knights win 5-4 2OT thriller to take 2-1 series lead over Jets
The Vegas Golden Knights pulled off a stunning 5-4 win in double overtime against the Winnipeg Jets Saturday afternoon at Canada Life Centre. The Golden Knights blew a three-goal lead in the third period and gave up the equalizer with just 22 seconds left in regulation. However, Vegas recovered, wi…
Knights On IceJillian Wagner

New Jersey Devils 2 - New York Rangers 1
Rangers lead series 2-1

Recap: Schmid, Hamilton Stop the Bleeding, Devils Defeat Rangers 2-1 (OT)
Rangers fall to 2-1 in the series.
Blueshirt BanterDavid Chiesa

Colorado Avalanche 6 - Seattle Kraken 4
Avalanche lead series 2-1

Kraken Round One Game THREE RECAP: Avs stars shine in 6-4 blowout, Squids down 2-1 in series
This doesn’t bode well for your Kraken, even with the positives. If you can stand it, the Highlights: Game Notes: Were there any bright spots?: Well, I guess there were a couple. Let’s grouse about the game after we take a look at the NaturalStatTrick.com charts: Game 4 remains here in Seattle as th…
Davy Jones' Locker roomSky on Air

Tonight's four games are:

Carolina Hurricanes @ New York Islanders - 1 PM
Hurricanes lead series 2-1

Boston Bruins @ Florida Panthers - 3:30 PM
Bruins lead series 2-1

Dallas Stars @ Minnesota Wild - 6:30 PM
Minnesota leads series 2-1

Edmonton Oilers @ Los Angeles Kings - 9:00 PM
Los Angeles leads series 2-1

It's not a Maple Leafs gameday, but try to enjoy it anyway.

There's a full afternoon of hockey to chat about, so get to it.

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