Toronto Maple Leafs (15-12-7, 18th in NHL) vs. Tampa Bay Lightning (18-15-3, 16th in NHL)
Puck drop: 7:30 p.m. EST
Arena: Amalie Arena
Watch: Sportsnet Ontario
Matchup Stats
Statistics courtesy of SportingCharts.com

| Stat | Tor | TB |
|---|---|---|
| Points | 37 | 37 |
| Record % | 0.544 | 0.529 |
| Home Winning % | 0.588 | 0.577 |
| Away Winning % | 0.469 | 0.45 |
| Shootout Winning % | 0.167 | 0.5 |
| Goal Differential Per Game | 0.21 | 0.06 |
| Shot Differential Per Game | 1.18 | -0.11 |
| Hits Per Game | 25.1 | 20.4 |
| PIM Per Game | 11.1 | 11.3 |
| Opponent PIM Per Game | 11.6 | 11.4 |
| Goals Per Game | 2.91 | 2.8 |
| Even Strength Goals Per Game | 2.26 | 1.91 |
| Power Play Goals Per Game | 0.62 | 0.83 |
| Shots Per Game | 34 | 30.1 |
| Shots Per Goal | 11.7 | 10.7 |
| Team Shooting % | 0.086 | 0.093 |
| Power Play % | 0.2 | 0.232 |
| Goals Against Per Game | 2.71 | 2.74 |
| ES Goals Against Per Game | 2.09 | 2 |
| PP Goals Against Per Game | 0.53 | 0.69 |
| Shots Against Per Game | 32.79 | 30.2 |
| Shots Against Per Goal | 12.12 | 11.01 |
| Opp. Team Shooting % | 0.083 | 0.091 |
| Penalty Kill % | 0.842 | 0.797 |
| Save % | 0.918 | 0.909 |
| Goals Against Average | 2.66 | 2.72 |
| Shutouts | 1 | 2 |
| Opponent Save % | 0.914 | 0.907 |
| Opponent Goals Against Average | 2.86 | 2.77 |
| Opponent Shutouts | 2 | 3 |
Toronto Maple Leafs Projected Lines
Forwards
Leo Komarov – Nazem Kadri – William Nylander
van Riemsdyk – Tyler Bozak – Mitch Marner
Zach Hyman – Auston Matthews – Connor Brown
Matt Martin – Frederik Gauthier – Nikita Soshnikov
Defencemen
Morgan Rielly – Nikita Zaitsev
Jake Gardiner – Connor Carrick
Matt Hunwick – Roman Polak
Goaltenders
Starter: Antoine Bibeau (Confirmed)
Backup: Frederik Andersen
Scratched: Frank Corrado, Josh Leivo, Byron Froese
Injured: Martin Marincin (lower body), Ben Smith (lower body)
Tampa Bay Lightning Projected Lines
Forwards
Ondrej Palat – Tyler Johnson – Nikita Kucherov
Brian Boyle – Valtteri Filppula – Jonathan Drouin
Alex Killorn – Matthew Peca – J.T. Brown
Michael Bournival – Yanni Gourde – Nikita Nesterov
Defencemen
Victor Hedman – Anton Stralman
Jason Garrison – Andrej Sustr
Slater Koekkoek – Braydon Coburn
Goaltenders
Starter: Andrei Vasilevskiy (Confirmed)
Backup: Kristers Gudlevskis
Scratched: Erik Condra
Injured: Ryan Callahan (lower body), Cedric Paquette (lower body), Steven Stamkos (knee injury), Ben Bishop (lower body), Brayden Point (upper body), Vladislav Namestnikov (upper body)














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