The loss means the Maple Leafs are 1-13 in postseason games where they could eliminate an opponent since Matthews, Marner and William Nylander started playing together in 2016 -- 1-12 since John Tavares signed a seven-year, $77 million contract July 1, 2018, the center missing three of those games with an injury.

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The Maple Leafs will have to fight and prove they aren't a team that falters under the highest pressure — again.