Lightning to host Matthews and the Maple Leafs

Toronto Maple Leafs (44-19-5, second within the Atlantic) vs. Tampa Bay Lightning (43-18-7, third within the Atlantic)

Tampa, Florida; Monday, 7:30 p.m. EDT

BOTTOM LINE: Auston Matthews leads Toronto right into a matchup towards Tampa Bay. He at present ranks fifth within the league with 88 factors, scoring 51 objectives and totaling 37 assists.

The Lightning are 12-6-2 towards Atlantic groups. Tampa Bay averages 4.3 penalties per sport, probably the most within the Japanese Convention. Alex Killorn leads the group with 28 whole penalties.

The Maple Leafs are 11-6-0 towards the remainder of their division. Toronto is second within the NHL averaging 6.5 assists per sport, led by Mitch Marner with 0.9.

Tampa Bay took down Toronto 5-3 within the final assembly between these groups on Dec. 9. Ondrej Palat scored two objectives for the Lightning within the win and Ondrej Kase scored two objectives for the Maple Leafs within the loss.

TOP PERFORMERS: Victor Hedman leads the Lightning with 47 assists and has 66 factors this season. Brayden Level has 5 objectives and 7 assists over the past 10 video games for Tampa Bay.

Marner leads the Maple Leafs with 53 whole assists and has 81 factors. Matthews has seven objectives and 5 assists over the past 10 video games for Toronto.

LAST 10 GAMES: Lightning: 6-3-1, averaging three objectives, 5.3 assists, 4.9 penalties and 10.6 penalty minutes whereas giving up 2.1 objectives per sport with a .928 save share.

Maple Leafs: 7-3-0, averaging 4.1 objectives, 6.6 assists, 4.2 penalties and 11.6 penalty minutes whereas permitting 2.8 objectives per sport with a .907 save share.

INJURIES: Lightning: Ryan McDonagh: out (upper-body).

Maple Leafs: Ilya Lyubushkin: everyday (head), Petr Mrazek: out (groin).

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