
Toronto Maple Leafs at Tampa Bay Lightning
· National Hockey LeagueAuston Matthews picks up assist in his return to the lineup as Maple Leafs top Lightning 5-3

Chris Tanev had a goal and an assist and Mitch Marner added two assists. Nick Robertson, John Tavares and William Nylander also scored for Toronto. Matthews assisted on Nylander's empty-net goal in the third period after missing nine games with an upper-body injury.
Mikey Eyssimont, Jake Guentzel and Cam Atkinson scored for Tampa Bay, which was without leading scorer Nikita Kucherov.
Toronto led 4-0 in the third before the Lightning scored three goals in just over a six minute span, cutting its deficit to a goal with 2:22 left.
Lightning: Victor Hedman recorded two assists to become the franchise leader with 590 career assists, passing Marty St. Louis. … Kucherov is listed as day-to-day with a lower body injury. Kucherov missed the second period on Friday in Nashville, but returned for the third period and overtime.
TOR leads series 2-0
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 1st Period 7:13 | Matthew Knies Goal (9) Tip-In, assists: Chris Tanev (5), Auston Matthews (7) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 8:06 | Chris Tanev Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Mitch Marner (21), Pontus Holmberg (3) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 8:39 | Nicholas Robertson Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Fraser Minten (2), Simon Benoit (3) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 18:59 | John Tavares Goal (10) Backhand, assists: Mitch Marner (22), Morgan Rielly (10) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 11:21 | Michael Eyssimont Goal (3) Slap Shot, assists: Darren Raddysh (6) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 15:19 | Jake Guentzel Goal (10) Wrist Shot, assists: Brandon Hagel (18), Victor Hedman (17) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 17:38 | Cam Atkinson Goal (2) Tip-In, assists: Brandon Hagel (19), Victor Hedman (18) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 18:44 | William Nylander Goal (15) Wrist Shot, assists: Auston Matthews (8), Matthew Knies (5) |
Statistics
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15 | Blocked Shots | 12 |
22 | Hits | 20 |
4 | Takeaways | 2 |
29 | Shots | 41 |
0 | Power Play Goals | 1 |
1 | Power Play Opportunities | 3 |
0.0 | Power Play Percentage | 33.3 |
0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
34 | Faceoffs Won | 36 |
48.6 | Faceoff Win Percent | 51.4 |
11 | Giveaways | 9 |
3 | Total Penalties | 1 |
6 | Penalty Minutes | 2 |
Tampa Bay Lightning Injuries
NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
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Brandon Hagel, LW | Out | May 2 |
Oliver Bjorkstrand, RW | Out | May 2 |
Toronto Maple Leafs Injuries
NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
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Jani Hakanpaa, D | Injured Reserve | Feb 1 |
Game Information
Amalie Arena
Location: Tampa, FL
Attendance: 19,092 | Capacity:

Location: Tampa, FL
Attendance: 19,092 | Capacity:
2024-25 Atlantic Division Standings
TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
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52 | 26 | 108 | 4 |
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47 | 27 | 102 | 8 |
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47 | 31 | 98 | 4 |
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45 | 30 | 97 | 7 |
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40 | 31 | 91 | 11 |
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39 | 35 | 86 | 8 |
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36 | 39 | 79 | 7 |
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33 | 39 | 76 | 10 |