John Tavares Stopped in Shootout as Maple Leafs Fall 4-3 to Vegas

John Tavares was stopped by goaltender Adin Hill in the fifth round of a shootout as the Toronto Maple Leafs fell 4-3 to the Vegas Golden Knights. Toronto built an early 3-0 first-period lead before Vegas scored three unanswered goals to force overtime. Ahead of the matchup against his former teammate Mitch Marner, Tavares praised Marner's postseason success, calling him a unique and special player, before Toronto went scoreless through the final two periods, OT, and shootout.