- We played fast and found each other in a good way.
Our game in boxplay was fantastic and Jack Campbell was incredible in the goal and we could use our positions but it is a long series, says Auston Matthews to the Toronto Sun after the first match in the best of the seven series.
There was a class difference last night.
Tampa still got a five-minute powerplay early in the game but was held down to two shots against Jack Campbell in the Toronto goal, who was able to keep a clean sheet for the second time in a playoff game after only having to save 24 shots.
The team also managed four more box games at home in Scotiabank Arena.
- What the boys do is contagious to the team.
You see a guy who sacrifices his body, blocks shots or just makes a great defensive game and breaks down their dangerous powerplay, says a happy Campbell to the Toronto Sun.
Hailed by the President last week
- It makes you want to do your job even more.
We just rubbed on, tried to do the best we could for each other and it paid off, Campbell continues.
David Kampf made it 3-0 in boxplay when he twisted the puck by Victor Hedman at the blue line and was able to get free ice and put the puck behind Andrei Vasilevsky.
Tampa Bay was hailed by President Joe Biden for his double Stanley Cup titles in 2020 and 2021 last week at a White House ceremony.