Toronto Maple Leafs (23-34-11, 30th in NHL) vs. Tampa Bay Lightning (40-24-5, 8th in NHL)
Puck drop: 7:30 p.m. ET
Arena: Air Canada Centre
Watch: TSN4
Who’s Hot
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Who’s Cold
- Peter Holland: 0 points in last 6 games
- Milan Michalek: 0 points in last 10 games
Matchup Stats
| Stat | TB | Tor |
|---|---|---|
| Points | 85 | 57 |
| Record % | 0.616 | 0.419 |
| Home Winning % | 0.609 | 0.397 |
| Away Winning % | 0.588 | 0.333 |
| Shootout Winning % | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Goal Differential Per Game | 0.39 | -0.6 |
| Shot Differential Per Game | 0.19 | 0.93 |
| Hits Per Game | 20.2 | 27.4 |
| PIM Per Game | 8.9 | 9.1 |
| Opponent PIM Per Game | 9.8 | 8.5 |
| Goals Per Game | 2.71 | 2.26 |
| Even Strength Goals Per Game | 2.06 | 1.78 |
| Power Play Goals Per Game | 0.55 | 0.47 |
| Shots Per Game | 29.1 | 31.3 |
| Shots Per Goal | 10.7 | 13.8 |
| Team Shooting % | 9.30% | 7.20% |
| Power Play % | 16.50% | 15.00% |
| Goals Against Per Game | 2.32 | 2.87 |
| ES Goals Against Per Game | 1.72 | 2.15 |
| PP Goals Against Per Game | 0.51 | 0.63 |
| Shots Against Per Game | 28.91 | 30.35 |
| Shots Against Per Goal | 12.47 | 10.58 |
| Opp. Team Shooting % | 8.00% | 9.50% |
| Penalty Kill % | 83.30% | 80.70% |
| Save % | 0.92 | 0.906 |
| Goals Against Average | 2.29 | 2.82 |
| Shutouts | 5 | 4 |
| Opponent Save % | 0.907 | 0.928 |
| Opponent Goals Against Average | 2.68 | 2.22 |
| Opponent Shutouts | 5 | 8 |
Season Series
| Date | Result | Shots | Shots Against | PP | PK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/29/2016 | TB 2 - TOR 1 | 32 | 28 | 0 for 2 | 1 for 1 |
| 01/27/2016 | TOR 0 - TB 1 | 30 | 29 | 0 for 3 | 5 fo 6 |
| 12/15/2015 | TB 5 - TOR 4 | 37 | 27 | 1 for 3 | 3 for 3 |
Mike Babcock Game Day
Tampa Bay Lightning Projected Lines
Alex Killorn – Steven Stamkos – Nikita Kucherov
Ondrej Palat – Tyler Johnson – Vladislav Namestnikov
J.T. Brown – Brian Boyle – Ryan Callahan
Mike Blunden – Jonathan Marchessault – Erik Condra
Victor Hedman – Anton Stralman
Andrej Sustr – Jason Garrison
Nikita Nesterov – Braydon Coburn
Starting Goalie: Andrei Vasilevskiy (3-1-0, .937SV% vs. TOR)
Ben Bishop
Injured: Valtteri Filppula (upper body)
Scratched: Matthew Carle
Toronto Maple Leafs Projected Lines
Nikita Soshnikov – Nazem Kadri – Leo Komarov
PA Parenteau – William Nylander – Zach Hyman
Colin Greening – Brooks Laich – Peter Holland
Milan Michalek – Ben Smith – Michael Grabner
Morgan Rielly – Martin Marincin
Jake Gardiner – Connor Carrick
Rinat Valiev – Frank Corrado
Starting Goalie: Jonathan Bernier (3-2-1, .921SV% vs. TB)
Garret Sparks
Injured: Stephane Robidas (lower body), James van Riemsdyk (broken foot), Joffrey Lupul (sports hernia surgery), Bryon Froese (lower body), Matt Hunwick (lower body), Tyler Bozak (upper body), Brad Boyes
