The Tampa Bay Lightning and Toronto Maple Leafs face off on Tuesday in an NHL showdown at Scotiabank Arena. When these two teams faced off on December 3rd it was the Lightning that secured the 4-3 victory.
The Lightning comes into this game with a 20-9-1 record overall and they have gone 8-5-0 away from home. In the last game against the Montreal Canadiens, the Lightning scored five goals and that led to the four goal victory. Brandon Hagel had a solid game finishing with two goals and one assist. The Lightning are averaging 3.67 goals while their defense is giving up 2.83 goals per game. The offense is ranked 3rd best in the league, and they need the offense to be strong here again. Nikita Kucherov has scored 12 goals and added 35 assists so far this season.
On the other side of this matchup is the Maple Leafs who sit with a 19-7-6 record and they have gone 11-2-3 at home. The Maple Leafs have lost two games in a row and over those two games they have scored only three goals total. In the last game against the Capitals the defense gave up five goals. Toronto is averaging 3.22 goals while their defense is giving up 2.44 goals per game. The defense is ranked second in the league. Mitchell Marner has scored 12 goals and added 25 assists. Auston Matthews has scored 16 goals and added 21 assists.
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