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Maple Leafs' confidence high as they keep Capitals close

TORONTO -- Five games, four overtimes and a series between a heavy favorite and a young underdog that's as close as it comes.

The shots on goal are dead even at 175-175, the goals 16-15.

And, because of that, while the Washington Capitals can book their ticket to the second round with a win Sunday night at Air Canada Centre, the confidence of the Toronto Maple Leafs has ballooned in the space of five games.

"It's grown a lot," Leafs defenseman Morgan Rielly said Saturday. "We've proven to ourselves we're right there with these guys.