Tampa Bay Lightning at Toronto Maple Leafs
· National Hockey LeagueWilliam Nylander scores twice, powers Maple Leafs over Lightning 5-2
Auston Matthews, Max Pacioretty and Matthew Knies also scored for Toronto. Anthony Stolarz made 32 saves. Mitch Marner had two assists.
Nick Paul and Brayden Point replied for Tampa Bay. Andrei Vasilevskiy allowed four goals on 14 shots before getting the hook midway through the second period. Jonas Johansson made 14 saves in relief. Victor Hedman had two assists.
Nylander opened the scoring early in the first and put Toronto up 3-1 midway through the second.
Pacioretty stretched the lead to 4-1 from well out to end Vasilevskiy’s night before Knies added another on Johansson for a four-goal advantage through 40 minutes.
The Leafs beat the Lightning in the first round of the 2023 playoffs for the Original Six franchise’s only series victory in the NHL’s salary cap era.
Toronto’s 27th-ranked power play connected on its second opportunity when Matthews was quickest to a loose puck in the crease after Vasilevskiy couldn’t squeeze Marner’s initial shot.
TOR leads series 1-0
Scoring Summary
Goal | 1st Period 3:57 | William Nylander Goal (4) Snap Shot, assists: Max Domi (6) | |
Goal | 1st Period 15:57 | Nicholas Paul Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Victor Hedman (5), Mitchell Chaffee (2) | |
Goal | 2nd Period 1:56 | Auston Matthews Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Mitch Marner (5), William Nylander (2) | |
Goal | 2nd Period 7:33 | William Nylander Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: Bobby McMann (1) | |
Goal | 2nd Period 9:31 | Max Pacioretty Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: John Tavares (1), Conor Timmins (2) | |
Goal | 2nd Period 14:02 | Matthew Knies Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Mitch Marner (6) | |
Goal | 3rd Period 14:53 | Brayden Point Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Nikita Kucherov (3), Victor Hedman (6) |
Statistics
TB | TOR | |
---|---|---|
14 | Blocked Shots | 18 |
20 | Hits | 20 |
4 | Takeaways | 8 |
34 | Shots | 29 |
1 | Power Play Goals | 1 |
6 | Power Play Opportunities | 4 |
16.7 | Power Play Percentage | 25.0 |
0 | Short Handed Goals | 0 |
0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
29 | Faceoffs Won | 17 |
63.0 | Faceoff Win Percent | 37.0 |
10 | Giveaways | 16 |
5 | Total Penalties | 7 |
13 | Penalty Minutes | 17 |
Game Information
Location: Toronto, ON
Attendance: 18,356 | Capacity:
Location: Toronto, ON
Attendance: 18,356 | Capacity:
2024-25 Atlantic Division Standings
TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
---|---|---|---|---|
Toronto | 12 | 6 | 26 | 2 |
Florida | 12 | 6 | 25 | 1 |
Tampa Bay | 10 | 6 | 21 | 1 |
Buffalo | 9 | 9 | 19 | 1 |
Boston | 8 | 9 | 19 | 3 |
Ottawa | 8 | 9 | 17 | 1 |
Detroit | 7 | 9 | 16 | 2 |
Montreal | 7 | 10 | 16 | 2 |