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[POSTGAME] Toronto Maple Leafs @ Tampa Bay Lightning – 4/22/23 – REF YOU SUCK! Edition



#Box Score

[Full stats at NHL.com](https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/2022030123)

##Scoreboard – Final/OT :(((

Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | Total
—|—|—-|—-|—-|—-
TOR [](/r/leafs) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4
TB [](/r/tampabaylightning) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3

##Scoring

Team | Goal Scorer | Description | Assist 1 | Assist 2 | Period | Time
—-|—-|—-|—-|—-|—-|—-
TOR [](/r/leafs) | Acciari (1) | EV, kinda bad | Knies (1) | O’Reilly (2) | 1st | 3:24
TB [](/r/tampabaylightning) | CIRELLI!!!! (2) | EV, nice passes | Killorn (2) | Hagel (2) | 1st | 4:50
TOR [](/r/leafs) | Matthews (1) | EV, bad D | Marner (5) | Jarnkrok (1) | 1st | 11:10
TB [](/r/tampabaylightning) | HAGEL!!!! (1) | EV, squeaked in | Perry (3) | Colton (2) | 1st | 19:29
TB [](/r/tampabaylightning) | RADDYSH!!! (1) | EV, snipe | Kucherov (3) | Stamkos (2) | 2nd | 13:34
TOR [](/r/leafs) | O’Reilly (2) | EV, awful | Nylander (2) | Marner (6) | 3rd | 19:00
TOR [](/r/leafs) | | OT, bad | | | OT |

##Penalties

Team | Player | PIM | Infraction | Period | Time | Goal Scored During PP?
—-|—-|—-|—|—|—|—-
TOR [](/r/leafs) | Brodie | 2 | Cross Checking | 1st | 13:57 | No
TB [](/r/tampabaylightning) | Kucherov | 2 | Hooking | 1st | 14:21 | No
TOR [](/r/leafs) | Tavares | 2 | Hooking | 1st | 17:18 | No
TOR [](/r/leafs) | Lafferty | 2 | Roughing | 2nd | 15:10 | No
TB [](/r/tampabaylightning) | Point | 2 | Bullshit Tripping | 2nd | 16:41 | No
Both | A bunch | 5 and 2 | Leafs boarded Point and got away with it and there was a fight, Leafs PP because refs suck | 3rd | 5:04 | No

##Shots On Goal

Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | Total
—|—|—-|—-|—-|—-
TOR [](/r/leafs) | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 28
TB [](/r/tampabaylightning) | 13 | 15 | 3 | 8 | 39

#Next Games

Date | Time | Opponent | TV
—-|—-|——–|–
4/24/23 | 7:30 PM | vs. TOR [](/r/leafs) | SUN
4/27/23 | 7:00 PM | @ TOR [](/r/leafs) | SUN
4/29/23 | TBD | vs. TOR [](/r/leafs) (if necessary) | SUN?
5/1/23 | TBD | @ TOR [](/r/leafs) (if necessary) | SUN?

#Notes

* We should’ve won in regulation but our defensive play wasn’t good enough and the refs took away a Point goal in regulation

by RandomBoltsFan

46 Comments

  1. FloridaGirl2222

    Pain.

    Well get ‘em in game 4! (Also we had 4 goals)

  2. Dicc-fil-A

    Jon Cooper better get FINED for his postgame comments

    Edit: as in he needs to rip these officials so hard the NHL has to fine him

  3. myloveislikewoah

    That was fucking nauseating. Shit took at least a year off my life.

  4. Sven9888

    The Lightning proved that they can be the better team for an entire game. Luck will come. We came back from this last year and we played tonight like the best we played then. Just play like that again.

  5. Dusty-NoMore

    The fact we outplayed them for basically the entire game gives me confidence. Some really bad breaks here tonight but the boys are hungry and know what to do.

  6. 2ndprize

    Yes. Looking forward to leafs fans explaining how the refs were out to get them again

  7. Gators-n-Bolts

    Unreal! Should been 4-3 Bolts during regulation.Haven’t seen such a robbery in hockey game since late 70’s!

  8. itsyaboikawaiidesu

    Not only did Point get his goal called back but we were given a PK for that dirty hit on him. Refs made there agenda known tonight.

    However Vasy has not been the X-Factor we needed so far this series, idk what has been going on with him.

  9. Three_Froggy_Problem

    Our offense was insane this game. We needed Vasy to pull through a few times and he didn’t.

  10. SativaKing024

    Just gotta buckle in and knock heads off Monday.

  11. PuRe_BlAcKhEaRt

    In the wise words of my dad, on to the next game. We’ll get ‘em then. And if not, we’ll embarrass them with a 3 game comeback. This isn’t over until we lose the series. Bolts up ⚡️⚡️⚡️

  12. Refs were horrible, offense was really good, their goalie just outplayed Vasy

  13. inthecut_scarysight

    Paul, Vasy, Killorn, Stamkos: get it the fuck together

  14. A1rheart

    All credit to Samsonov for keeping his team in it but that game was bullshit and if the leafs ever complain about missed calls in this series again they should have this game shoved in their face. Blatant missed tripping, Reilly boarded the fuck outta Point and somehow the Lightning end up on the penalty kill and of course a disallowed goal because refpuck. Guys gotta bounce back and play with this intensity in game 4.

  15. Refs were trash and Toronto was dirty. Leafs didn’t earn the win at all. Combine that with how terrible its been to deal with their fans and I’m really starting to hate that team

  16. Kevpatel18

    Look Vasy I love you, but what the heck is going on.

  17. Beawake23

    Hurts we out played them no doubt. Robbed of a goal. We can cry refs doesn’t matter now. Hate the leafs. Obvious must win Monday. Colton several changes to score. You have to deliver in this type of game. Weak game winner. Killed us gave up the goal with 1 minute. Deflated

  18. Wooden-Box2547

    I love you Vasy but you gotta be so much better than that, please man you’re a super star goalie please give me the super star saves I know you can do. In other news refs can’t make a call against Toronto because the refs wife’s boyfriend threatened to beat him up if he did.

  19. coolishrose21

    Don’t worry boys it’s all part of the master plan. Let the Leafs think they’ll actually win a series this year and then win 3 straight. No worries at all..

  20. ByaBruclee

    I know everyone is blaming Vasy but what about our missing captain?? Fighting Matthews is good and all but Tavares is out here getting a hat trick and what has stammer done?

  21. I8Cosmos8I

    Didn’t know I signed up for an hour + of comedy, that game was a joke and the refs should be banned from ever officiating a game at any level. But the usual refs out to get the leafs ofc

  22. Clunt-Baby

    I love Vasy, but it still feels like he hasn’t found his groove yet

  23. jayracket

    I’m gonna say it, Vasy looks bad. Refs or not, there’s no reason they should’ve scored 4 goals. The offense gave them EVERY opportunity to win the game at the end. Vasy has to play better, period. Did the refs fuck us? Abso-fucking-lutely. Still not an excuse.

  24. kruizer28

    Samsonov made the big saves and vasy didn’t. Can’t play much better than that over a full game+ besides those last few minutes of the 3rd and we still couldn’t pull it out

  25. AdoubleU9

    Yeah, that one feels like a deflater if I’m being honest. Sometimes you do everything right and things out of your control determine your fate. We kicked their ass the entire 3rd and OT and got nothing for it.

  26. Sven9888

    The Lightning **McCabe concusses Eyssimont** are the dirtiest **Bunting concusses Cernak** team in the **Matthews lays two picks to hurt Cirelli** League **Reilly boards Point** and the referees **Lightning goal reversed for no reason** won’t stop favoring **Leafs get a power play for injuring Point** the Lightning!

  27. Tbt to when Vasy shut shit down after blowout losses

  28. rhodesleadnowhere

    Stammer was visibly upset during the locker room interview. He and the boys deserve better; they want better and are still hungry. They’re fighters, and they can bounce back.

  29. Unbelievable man. But if we play like that on Monday it’s going back to Toronto 2-2

  30. Talisker28

    Feels like we got robbed. Points goal taken away and the no penalty. Definitely outplayed Toronto for 3/4 of the game

  31. snesfreak

    Did the officials **objectively change the outcome of the game regardless of anything else that happened in it** by taking away a clearly GOOD goal as well as several other EGREGIOUSLY bad calls?

    Yes they did.

    No “buts” here, they fucking screwed us.

    And the asshole that scored the illegitimate “game winning” goal should have been in the fucking locker room after being ejected for YET ANOTHER dirty hit.

    These officials are not just incompetent, they’re so incompetent that they’re putting other players at risk.

    Fire them.

  32. IMHO we deserve an official explanation from the NHL about the officiating tonight. This isn’t me blaming the refs, this is me questioning the integrity of the league.

  33. tozze_88

    14 goals allowed on our end this series and it’s only been 3 games. Yeah the defense has been atrocious and has seemingly costed a goal per game, but Vasy has been pretty terrible, a lot of shots a goalie of his caliber shouldn’t be letting in.

  34. Mangos4Lyfe

    Jon Cooper word for word said “it was impressive to watch them in the locker room afterwards.”

    These guys know it’s a 7 game series. That loss sucks but there’s a reason it’s a 7 game series

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