The Toronto Maple Leafs' playoff struggles continued as they were defeated by the Tampa Bay Lightning by a huge 7-3 scoreline on their home ice on Tuesday.From the start of the first period, the Bolts appeared to be sharper and more offensive. They left no room for the Leafs to mount a comeback. Throughout the game, the Leafs were chasing the Bolts.Toronto Maple Leafs fans were not at all happy with their team's performance. Soon after the game, fans went on Twitter and blamed match official Wes McCauley's poor officiating calls for being responsible for the defeat.Here's what fans have to say about the defeat:X- Mr.Drama @NHL refs do better!!@Mr_BDrama@Steve_Dangle Bunting made a huge mistake, no doubt about it. But does this tell you everything? When Wes McCauley is reffing the Tampa Bay Lightning have more wins than losses. Vs the leafs who have more losses than wins when Wes McCauley is reffing.1@Steve_Dangle Bunting made a huge mistake, no doubt about it. But does this tell you everything? When Wes McCauley is reffing the Tampa Bay Lightning have more wins than losses. Vs the leafs who have more losses than wins when Wes McCauley is reffing.TV-lupatarkastaja Reijo Kurikka@Reijo_KurikkaTVWonder who will be the referees for game 2 in the Toronto Maple Leafs vs Tampa bay Lightning series? And also when will they announce the game 2 refs? #Toronto #MapleLeafs #NHL #nhl #nhlplayoffs2023Wonder who will be the referees for game 2 in the Toronto Maple Leafs vs Tampa bay Lightning series? And also when will they announce the game 2 refs? #Toronto #MapleLeafs #NHL #nhl #nhlplayoffs2023The Shu@TheShu10Toronto Maple Leafs hater Wes McCauley.This is why the Toronto Maple Leafs lost tonight against the Tampa Bay Lightning.This want a be ex hockey player could not make it as a professional hockey player and is no good as a Referee either bush league Referee at the best.Toronto Maple Leafs hater Wes McCauley.This is why the Toronto Maple Leafs lost tonight against the Tampa Bay Lightning.This want a be ex hockey player could not make it as a professional hockey player and is no good as a Referee either bush league Referee at the best. https://t.co/HtdjZcQkQVLars Thorsell@LarsThorsellThese #StanleyCupPlayoffs game 1 results are quite something.Chefs kiss Tampa Bay Lightning.51These #StanleyCupPlayoffs game 1 results are quite something.Chefs kiss Tampa Bay Lightning.X- Mr.Drama @NHL refs do better!!@Mr_BDramaThis is the absolutely worst embarrassing refereeing I have ever seen. @nhl you should be absolutely embarrassed for yourself. This is absolutely atrocious! What a joke!!! #LeafsForever36864This is the absolutely worst embarrassing refereeing I have ever seen. @nhl you should be absolutely embarrassed for yourself. This is absolutely atrocious! What a joke!!! #LeafsForever https://t.co/FWWEOMQfgvSteve “Dangle” Glynn@Steve_DangleLFR tonight.LFR questions?5795LFR tonight.LFR questions?din@klooowry@Steve_Dangle is it time to start the wes mccauley dialogue?41@Steve_Dangle is it time to start the wes mccauley dialogue?MacedonianHero 🇨🇦🇲🇰@Leaffan1972@Steve_Dangle How on earth was Wes MacCauley allowed to ref this game? Keefe literally testified in court against his buddy/brother-in law?@Steve_Dangle How on earth was Wes MacCauley allowed to ref this game? Keefe literally testified in court against his buddy/brother-in law?Inside Leafs@InsideLeafs@Steve_Dangle Which officiating was worse - Game 6 in last year's series or Game 1 in this year's series?9@Steve_Dangle Which officiating was worse - Game 6 in last year's series or Game 1 in this year's series?Mike Wazowski@razormike10@Steve_Dangle Should wes officiate this series given his personal conflicts with Keefe?7@Steve_Dangle Should wes officiate this series given his personal conflicts with Keefe?Lord Tom Fluffytail ☭‍⃠ ࿕⃠@TomFluffytail@Steve_Dangle When will the league acknowledge that officials aren't unbiased, and need a massive wake-up call, and it's NOT the coaching staff, or players' faults for losing their cool at terrible calls?2@Steve_Dangle When will the league acknowledge that officials aren't unbiased, and need a massive wake-up call, and it's NOT the coaching staff, or players' faults for losing their cool at terrible calls?Ryan Kennedy@THNRyanKennedyNever heard a “ref you suck” chant before the players even got on the ice, but here we are (in Toronto, Game 1 vs Tampa Bay)13313Never heard a “ref you suck” chant before the players even got on the ice, but here we are (in Toronto, Game 1 vs Tampa Bay)The Toronto Maple Leafs were certainly not at their best tonight. The game also had a few decisions that went against them, with the first two goals against them being followed by penalties. Another decision that went against them was the dismissal of forward Michael Bunting, who earned the match penalty for an illegal hit on Bolt's Eric Cernak.Tampa Bay Lightning down Toronto Maple Leafs 7-3 in Game 1The Tampa Bay Lightning scored three goals in the first period of the game. Pierre-Edouard Bellemare, Anthony Cirelli and Nikita Kucherov were the scorers for the Bolts in the first period at the Scotiabank Arena on Tuesday.Coming into the second period, Ryan O'Reilly cut the Bolts' lead to 3-1 after scoring on a powerplay in 8:06 minutes. William Nylander scored the second goal for the Leafs and brought the scoreline to 3-2 at the 13:11 mark of the second period.The Tampa Bay Lightning completely dominated the remaining minutes of the second period as Brayden Point scored twice with Corey Perry scoring a goal to extend the team's lead to 6-2 before the game moved into the third period.Ross Colton scored the seventh goal for the Lightning from a wrist shot at the 6:59 mark of the third period. The Leafs' third goal came from Calle Jarnkrok, but they fell short of four goals, falling 7-3.Nikita Kucherov and Corey Perry both had three points contributions in the Lightning's win. While netminder Andrei Vasilevskiy had 28 saves on the night.NHL playoffs Game 2 between the two teams will take place on Thursday.