Ilya Samsonov yanked after allowing six goals in Game 1

Ilya Samsonov earned the starter's role for the Toronto Maple Leafs between the pipes to start their crucial first round postseason series against the Tampa Bay Lightning. And unfortunately for him and the rest of the team, the first game didn't go remotely according to plan.

The Lightning jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first period thanks to goals from Pierre-Edouard Bellemare, Anthony Cirelli and Nikita Kucherov. While the Leafs were able to battle back with a pair of power play goals in the second period to cut the deficit to one, postseason assassin Brayden Point would tally twice while veteran Corey Perry scoring one of his own, making it sox goals on the scoreboard for the visiting Bolts. 

That would be it for Samsonov, as he was pulled after the second period in favor of Joseph Woll. He would finish the night having allowed six goals on 29 shots against by the Lightning.