Home Sports Leafs Live blog Leafs and Lightning Game 6 live blog: Maple Leafs win first playoff series since 2004 We’ve got you covered with live news and analysis from the º£½ÇÉçÇø¹ÙÍøMaple Leafs game tonight as they take on the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 6. April 29, 2023 April 29, 2023 1 min read Save New subscriber benefit! Copied to clipboard Out of gifts for the month Unfortunately you've used all of your gifts this month. Your counter will reset on the first day of next month. Share this article paywall-free Email Copy Link Copy article link Email º£½ÇÉçÇø¹ÙÍøMaple Leafs fans celebrate as the Leafs score in the second period. Steve Russell / º£½ÇÉçÇø¹ÙÍøStar flag wire: false flag sponsored: false article_type: pubinfo.section: cms.site.custom.site_domain : thestar.com sWebsitePrimaryPublication : publications/toronto_star bHasMigratedAvatar : true firstAuthor.avatar : https://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/thestar.com/content/tncms/avatars/e/98/638/e986385c-a28c-11ed-aadf-97e9816f4260.5dbe6750720076f147b673b2c57e806e.png?_dc=1683138336 By Braydon Holmyard º£½ÇÉçÇø¹ÙÍøStar The have another chance to clinch their first playoff series since 2004 in Game 6 against the Tampa Bay Lightning tonight.After failing to finish the series at Scotiabank Arena in Game 5 on Thursday, the Leafs are now 0-10 since 2018 in series-clinching games. Can they finally buck that trend?Coach Sheldon Keefe was tight-lipped about his lineup tonight but Leafs forward Michael Bunting is likely to return for the first time since his three-game suspension and defenceman Timothy Liljegren could swap in for Justin Holl. On the Lightning side, the spotlight will once again be on Andrei Vasilevskiy, who is known for coming up big in must-win games. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW The game begins at 7 p.m. ET. We’ll have live coverage from Amalie Arena in Tampa and Maple Leaf Square in Toronto.Check out all the live in-game Leafs stats the Star has to offer.Catch up on our Leafs preview coverage and check back after the game for full analysis from our team of reporters and columnists.Follow our Leafs live blog for Game 6 below: Braydon Holmyard is a Star sports team editor based in Toronto. Follow him on Twitter: . 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