One side was left joyous, the other stunned and confused.
Both must now settle in and get ready to stave off elimination from the NHL playoffs.
The eighth-seeded Maple Leafs and the ninth-seeded Columbus Blue Jackets meet Sunday in Toronto in the deciding game of their best-of-five Eastern Conference qualifying series. The game became necessary after the Leafs' 4-3 overtime victory on Friday.
It was a stunner, to be sure. The Leafs mounted a third-period comeback, scoring three goals in the last four minutes of regulation to tie the game and force overtime.
"I've never been a part of anything like that," said Jason Spezza, a 17-year veteran.