How the Maple Leafs came back to win Game 2: 4 takeaways

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Auston Matthews put the team on his back as the Leafs battled back from a 2-1 deficit in the third period to win 3-2 and tie the series 1-1.

Following a humbling Game 1 loss against the , the preached patience. “We know it’s going to be a long series,” veteran defenceman said ahead of Game 2. Edmundson and the rest of the Leafs backed up that belief with a far more convincing performance in Game 2, battling back from a 2-1 deficit in the third period to win 3-2 and tie the series 1-1. Advertisement Game 2 was an even more physical affair than Game 1, but the Leafs did well to match the nastiness the Bruins brought.

With the goal, Domi and his father, Tie, became the first father-son duo to score a goal for the Maple Leafs in the playoffs. Domi’s uber-serious playoff attitude remained postgame, despite his goal. Game 3 will mark his first playoff game as a Leaf in Toronto, though he watched many games up close as a child while Tie was a Leaf. “I don’t remember anything, to be honest,” Domi said when asked about watching those games as a child. “I’m excited to get home and check it out though.

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