The Toronto Maple Leafs and Tampa Bay Lightning face off on Saturday in an NHL showdown at Amalie Arena. The Lightning have won the last two games over the Maple Leafs.
The Maple Leafs come into this game with a 15-5-5 record and they have gone 7-3-2 away from home. On Wednesday against the San Jose Sharks the Maple Leafs only gave up one goal, and that led to the two goal victory. Two games ago against the Detroit Red Wings, the Maple Leafs were able to secure a 4-2 victory. Toronto is averaging 3.04 goals while their defense is giving up 2.48 goals per game. The defense is ranked 3rd best in the entire NHL. Mitchell Marner has scored eight goals and added 21 assists so far this season.
On the other side of this matchup is the Lightning who sit with a 14-8-1 record overall and they have gone 7-3-1 at home. In the last game against the Philadelphia Flyers, the Lightning scored four goals, and that led to the three goal victory. Tampa Bay is averaging 3.48 goals while their defense is giving up 3.08 goals per game. The offense is ranked 6th best in the league while their defense is ranked 14th. Nikita Kucherov has scored 10 goals and added 25 assists already this year.
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