In a recent matchup, the Tampa Bay Lightning faced a tough 4-3 overtime loss against the Toronto Maple Leafs, who swept their regular-season series. Coach Jon Cooper expressed disappointment in the team's early performance, describing the first three minutes as "embarrassing". Despite the early deficit, Cooper acknowledged his team's effort to rally back, highlighting the importance of their power play in gaining momentum. He emphasized that every point is critical as they strive for playoff positioning and credited the players for their determination in a challenging game.
Embarassing first three and a half minutes. That was it.
The power play in the first gave us momentum. It was unfortunate to fall 2-0 behind to a team coming off of a back-to-back.
Even if we did win tonight, I wasn't going to sit here and say, "We are going to win the division." We might've been in the driver's seat, but...
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