The Buds were noticeably gassed throughout the contest, but did manage to come back from a 3-1 deficit in the third thanks to a heroic solo effort from Ilya Mikheyev to put the game back within reach, followed by a final minute goal from Jason Spezza to tie it up with the Leafs' net empty.
There is a lovely account on Twitter that goes by @LeafsJelly who syncs up legendary colour commentator Joe Bowen's play-by-play calls to the video highlights. Following Sunday's 4-3 shootout win against the Caps, LeafsJelly put together this little beauty featuring Bowen's play call on Spezza's game-tying goal. It was a dandy!
The goal was Spezza's 12th of the season and the 500th road point of his very impressive NHL career. With the win, the Leafs now move to within 1 point of locking up 2nd place in the Atlantic Divsion and home ice advantage in round 1 of the playoffs.
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AVRIL 25 | 539 ANSWERS Legendary play-by-play announcer Joe Bowen's play call on Spezza's game-tying goal was ELECTRIC Should Jason Spezza be in the Leafs' lineup for Game 1 of the playoffs? | ||
Definitely, he has the passion | 323 | 59.9 % |
No, but he should draw in at some point | 41 | 7.6 % |
No, he doesn't have the legs for it anymore | 24 | 4.5 % |
Spezza is built for the playoffs | 151 | 28 % |
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