Tampa Bay Lightning erase 3-goal deficit, rally past Toronto Maple Leafs 4-3

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Alex Killorn and the Tampa Bay Lightning pulled off a rare comeback to knock off their division rival. Killorn broke a tie with 10:46 left in the third period and Tampa Bay scored the final four goals to rally for a 4-3 victory over Toronto, stopping the Maple Leafs' four-game winning streak Tuesday night. Killorn took a pass from rookie Tony Cirelli and fired in a shot from the slot to put the Lightning ahead after they trailed 3-0 midway through the second. The Lightning scored three times in the third as they came back from down three or more goals to win in regulation for the fifth time in franchise history -- the first time since defeating the New York Rangers on Dec. 23, 2006. Victor Hedman, Ryan McDonagh and Nikita Kucherov also scored as Tampa Bay reached 50 wins for the second time in team history. Yanni Gourde had two assists for the Atlantic Division leaders, who moved five points ahead of second-place Boston for the top spot in the Eastern Conference.

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