Maple Leafs' playoff hex looms over Game 7 vs. Lightning
The visiting Tampa Bay Lightning and the Toronto Maple Leafs carry contrasting recent playoff histories into Game 7 of their first-round playoff series Saturday night.
The Lightning kept alive their hopes of a third straight Stanley Cup on Thursday when Brayden Point scored at 18:04 of overtime to give them a 4-3 victory in Game 6 at Tampa.
"Game 7s, as they say, flip a coin," Lightning captain Steven Stamkos said. "You