NHL investigating use of homophobic slur in Lightning-Maple Leafs game

TORONTO -- The NHL has launched an investigation into the possible use of a homophobic slur in the Toronto Maple Leafs' 6-2 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning on Monday night. Television cameras picked up what sounded like a slur with 1:51 left to play in the second period as Tampa Bay's Yanni Gourde and Toronto's Morgan Rielly skated into the Maple Leafs' defensive zone on a dump in. "The NHL is aware of reports that a homophobic slur was used during the Maple Leafs-Lightning game," read the state