Burns: 3 Things we learned from a comeback win over Toronto

For nearly two periods, nothing went right for the Tampa Bay Lightning against Atlantic Division rival Toronto at AMALIE Arena Tuesday.
The Lightning turned the puck over with regularity. Passes missed the mark. Shots did too.
Toronto scored first with a little less than five minutes to go in the first period.
They extended the lead to 3-0 with a pair of goals in the second.

Fortunately for the Lightning, hockey games are three periods long.
Tampa Bay completed one of its more impressive comeback victories of the season, scoring four-consecutive goals in a span of 12:34 between the end of the second period and the first half of the third period in a thrilling 4-3 victory over the Maple Leafs, extending their lead over the Leafs in the Atlantic chase to a near-insurmountable 11 points and pushing five points clear of second place Boston, although the Bruins have two games in hand.
The first half of Tuesday's game bore an unsettling resemblance to the Bolts' 3-0 loss to Boston on Saturday.
The Lightning proved they learned their lesson from that troubling defeat, clawing their way back into the game late in the second and dominating the Leafs for all of the third.
What changed for the Bolts?
Video: TOR@TBL: Kucherov nets goal off defender's skate1. NO LACK OF CONFIDENCE
Despite trailing 3-1 heading into the second intermission, the Lightning were hardly a defeated team when they reached their locker room.
In fact, the energy was that of a team leading 3-1.
"The vibe in the room was really good after two," Tampa Bay head coach Jon Cooper said following his team's 50th victory of the season, the second Lightning team in franchise history to reach that mark, joining the 2014-15 squad. "Everybody in the room was like, 'This is an extremely winnable game.' And they came out and played a really, really responsible third period…We just did a lot of good things because in the end, we limited them to six shots and I don't remember giving up really much of a chance the whole time."
Ryan McDonagh's early third-period goal certainly helped. The new Lightning defenseman playing his fifth game skated free down the slot, took Yanni Gourde's pass in stride and fired a laser to the top left corner of the goal to cut the deficit to a goal with over 18 minutes left to play.
Just over two minutes later, Nikita Kucherov took possession of the puck behind the Leafs' net, came out on the other side and threw a puck on net that bounced off a skate and past Toronto goalie Frederik Andersen to tie the game.
Momentum clearly on their side, the Lightning went about the business of winning the game, Alex Killorn notching the game-winner on a one-timer following a perfect, behind-the-back feed at the net by Anthony Cirelli.
"(The Maple Leafs) were playing really well in the first two periods, a lot of structure, but we didn't have our best in those first two periods," Killorn said. "In between intermission, we just thought, 'Let's stick to our game and how good it would feel if we come back and win this game.' We played one of our better third periods in a long time."
The Lightning could have gone in the tank after falling behind 3-0 for the second time in three games.
Instead, they showed they have the confidence to win no matter the circumstances.
Video: TOR@TBL: Vasilevskiy robs Leivo with his blocker2. VASILEVSKIY SHUTS THE DOOR, BREAKS RECORD
Andrei Vasilevskiy is well on his way to owning every goaltending record in Tampa Bay Lightning history.
On Tuesday, he picked up another.
After shutting the Leafs down over the final 24 minutes of the game, Vasilevskiy earned his 41st victory of the season and passed former teammate Ben Bishop for most wins in a season in Lightning history.
Vasilevskiy is in just his first season as Tampa Bay's full-time starter.
"I did not even think about at the beginning of the season, but I have this record because our guys play so well all season long," Vasilevskiy said. "It's all about our guys, their effort, their attitude, huge goal support every game. As you can see, the last couple games I've given up I think five goals a game. I have to be better. Our guys played really well. That's why I have that record."
Maybe the most impressive aspect of Vasilevskiy's game is that even when the team is struggling and things aren't going well and pucks are ending up in the back of the net, he has the ability to shake it off and close off the net for large stretches.
With the Lightning's penchant for scoring goals - they lead the NHL for goals per game - that's a dangerous combination. Even when behind multiple goals, Tampa Bay knows it can score. Once they get a couple pucks to go in the goal, it seems that's when Vasilevskiy reaches another level to keep the momentum building.
"He's proven this year that he's one of the best of the league," Victor Hedman said. "To have a goalie like that to back you up, makes those key saves, is huge for us. He's undoubtedly been one of our top guys all year. Without him, we wouldn't be standing in this situation."
Hopefully, the comeback win will give Vasilevskiy even more confidence and he can get back to limiting teams to two or fewer goals like he was doing with regularity earlier in the season.

3. ANTHONY CIRELLI THE NEXT BREAKOUT STAR?
Two seasons ago, Brayden Point surprised everybody by earning a roster spot out of training camp and turned in one of the best rookie seasons in Lightning history.
Last year, Yanni Gourde was brought up from the AHL and had a major impact over the last half of the season as the Bolts made a late-ditch push to make the playoffs, parlaying that performance into an even greater rookie than Point's a year earlier.
Could Anthony Cirelli be the next youngster to break out?
Cirelli has played just nine games now in the NHL, but he's already proven in that short amount of time he deserves to stay at this level.
After recording multiple points in his NHL debut March 1 at Dallas and tallying five points (2 goals, 3 assists) over his first four games, Cirelli came back down to Earth scoring-wise but has continued to earn valuable minutes for the Lightning. With each game, the coaching staff trusts him more and more.
On Tuesday, Cirelli logged a career-high 17:19 ice time.
He rewarded the staff's faith in him with the primary feed on Killorn's go-ahead goal.
After winning the face-off, Cirelli went to the edge of the net where he received the puck on a pass from Gourde. With his back to the play but sensing Killorn uncovered in the slot, Cirelli dropped a blind, behind-the-back pass for Killorn, who one-timed a shot over the leg pad and under the glove of Andersen to complete the Lightning comeback.
Following the game, Cirelli's teammates had nothing but high praise for the youngster.
"When you look at Cirelli, he's a guy you can rely on defensively, offensively, he can play in all situations," Killorn said. "To be able to do that at that age, it's invaluable because you're just going to get more ice time. I think he's learning a lot and I've had a lot of fun playing with him."
Those good times should continue as it doesn't look like Cirelli is leaving the Lightning anytime soon.
"He got thrust into a big situation today when Callahan went down so he had to play more minutes, but we don't throw them out like Halloween candy, you've got to earn your minutes," Cooper said. "And he was doing that all over the ice. When you get your first taste in the league, you're kind of running on adrenaline, but then reality sets in and then the grind sets in. But he's kind of found a way. We've limited his minutes and you give him a little bit more, a little bit more and he's just taken advantage of it. He's been really good."