Toronto Maple Leafs: Top 10 Meaningful Goals of the Decade

By Alex Hobson | Dec 31, 2019

OTTAWA, ON - OCTOBER 12: Playing in his NHL debut, Auston Matthews #34 of the Toronto Maple Leafs celebrates his first career NHL hat trick against the Ottawa Senators with teammates at the players"u2019 bench at Canadian Tire Centre during the season opener on October 12, 2016 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. (Photo by Andre Ringuette/NHLI via Getty Images) /

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TORONTO, ON – APRIL 17: Toronto Maple Leafs Center Nazem Kadri (43) and Toronto Maple Leafs Center Tyler Bozak (42) celebrate the overtime winning goal in Round 1 Game 3 of the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs between the Washington Capitals and Toronto Maple Leafs on April 17, 2017 at Air Canada Centre in Toronto, ON. (Photo by Gerry Angus/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) /

#2 – Bozak Secures Game 3 in OT – April 17th, 2017

The start of this series provided Leafs faithful with an element of excitement that hadn’t been seen since the 2013 playoffs, and we all know how that ended.

So in a decade where fans were faced with about as many negatives as positives, let’s focus on the positives.

Here’s a look at Tyler Bozak’s OT winner in game three.

Cycling the puck on the tail end of the powerplay to start the overtime period, Morgan Rielly sends the puck to Nazem Kadri on the boards, who sets up Tyler Bozak with a perfect tip-in over Braden Holtby’s left shoulder.

This goal would mark the Maple Leafs’ first win at home since game six of the 2013 playoffs, and give them a 2-1 series lead over the Capitals.

The excitement in the building at the time of this goal was incredible, and it was overall a great game to watch.

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