After 46 shots and 11 games, Phil Kessel has scored his first goal on the season, and what a crucial goal it was. Kessel`s goal came with less then five minutes remaining in the third and ended up being the decisive goal as the Leafs won the game. This is how my night on Twitter went...Down 2-1 in the third with less than 10 minutes remaining...-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Then Matt Frattin scored his 6th of the year to tie the game at two!------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Just 52 seconds later, Kessel gave the Leafs the lead and Twitter exploded...--...
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