David Ayres? Never heard of him.
The Toronto Maple Leafs have officially bounced back from the most humbling loss of the season to date, defeating the Tampa Bay Lighting 4-3 at Amalie Arena on Tuesday night. John Tavares scored twice for the Leafs, and Jake Muzzin and William Nylander also found a way on reigning Vezina Trophy winner Andrei Vasilevskiy after Toronto failed to muster enough offence over the weekend to beat a member of their ice maintenance staff.
Frederik Andersen’s performance was particularly mention-worthy. The netminder made 26 saves, including 14 in the final frame as the Lightning tilted the ice in search of an equalizer.