Morgan Rielly fights Jan Rutta and busts him wide open; check out the damage

The Leafs skated away with a decisive 5-0 victory in Game 1, jumping out to a 1-0 series lead in what amounted to a very rough outing, with over 120 minutes of penalties handed out. Perhaps the most surprising thing about that though was that Morgan Rielly led the Leafs in penalty minutes with 15 (tied with Kyle Clifford, who got 5 and a game for his hit from behind on Ross Colton).

Rielly was a man possessed, helping lead the Leafs to a hard fought (literally) victory, including a pair of dust ups with Tampa's Jan Rutta, including this third period scrap, which left Rutta busted wide open off of a huge right hand from Rielly. Check out the puddle left on the ice as Rutta gets up!

If the Leafs bring this kind of passion and intensity the rest of the way during this series, the Lightning are certainly in some trouble. Of course, it's just one game and it's still very early, but the fact that the Leafs started on time and not only matched the intensity of the Bolts, but exceeded it, is very, very encouraging.