Toronto faces Tampa Bay on 4-game win streak
Toronto Maple Leafs (51-20-6, second within the Atlantic) vs. Tampa Bay Lightning (46-22-8, third within the Atlantic)
Tampa, Florida; Thursday, 8 p.m. EDT
BOTTOM LINE: Toronto will attempt to delay its four-game win streak with a victory towards Tampa Bay.
The Lightning are 13-8-3 in division play. Tampa Bay ranks fifth within the Jap Convention averaging 3.3 objectives per recreation, led by Steven Stamkos with 33.
The Maple Leafs are 14-7-1 towards opponents within the Atlantic. Toronto is second within the Jap Convention averaging 3.9 objectives per recreation, led by Auston Matthews with 58.
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Of their final assembly on April 4, Toronto gained 6-2. Matthews scored a team-high three objectives for the Maple Leafs within the victory.
TOP PERFORMERS: Stamkos leads the Lightning with 54 assists and has 87 factors this season. Nikita Kucherov has eight objectives and 6 assists over the past 10 video games for Tampa Bay.
Mitch Marner leads the Maple Leafs with 61 complete assists and has 95 factors. Matthews has eight objectives and 7 assists over the past 10 video games for Toronto.
LAST 10 GAMES: Lightning: 4-4-2, averaging 3.4 objectives, 5.8 assists, 3.1 penalties and seven.9 penalty minutes whereas giving up three objectives per recreation with an .897 save proportion.
Maple Leafs: 8-1-1, averaging 4.8 objectives, 8.2 assists, 3.9 penalties and 9.8 penalty minutes whereas permitting 3.2 objectives per recreation with an .896 save proportion.
INJURIES: Lightning: None listed.
Maple Leafs: Jake Muzzin: out (undisclosed), Auston Matthews: daily (undisclosed), Petr Mrazek: out (groin).
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The Related Press created this story utilizing expertise offered by Knowledge Skrive and knowledge from Sportradar.
