The Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Tampa Bay Lighting, 4-3, in what is quickly becoming one of the more fun divisional matchups in the league. Both teams are loaded with high end forward talent and are a little thin on the blue line. That makes for fun hockey and this game did not disappoint. Plenty of goals and great saves by both goaltenders contributed to an exciting game.
This game was about as close as possible. Tampa had a slight lead in shots. Toronto had a slight lead in expected goals and ultimately a slight lead on the scoreboard.