Scene: The Toronto Maple Leafs Snatch Defeat From the Jaws of Victory

After leading for most of the game, the Leafs lost to the Bruins and eliminated themselves from this year's NHL playoffs.

By Steve Kupferman • Photos by Christopher Drost

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Before the game began, hopes were high.

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We guess everyone will have to put their life-sized Stanley Cup cutouts into storage for a little while.

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"Optimus Reim."

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The puck is dropped.

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Fans celebrated the Leafs' first goal.

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And the second goal.

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In the last couple minutes of the third period, despite an initial 4-2 lead, it all fell apart.

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The game went into overtime.

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The Leafs played hard.

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And they lost.

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Cheer up, kid. There's always next year.

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WHERE: Maple Leaf Square

WHEN: Monday, May 13

WHAT: Thousands of fans gathered outside the Air Canada Centre Monday night to watch the Toronto Maple Leafs take on the Boston Bruins in game seven of Toronto’s first NHL playoff series in nearly a decade. The Leafs led for most of the game, only to watch a 4–1 advantage melt away in the final minutes of the third period. Not long afterward, an overtime goal by the Bruins put an end to hockey season in Toronto. Click through the image gallery for a look at how the die-hards handled the elation and the crash.