MLHS · Oct 26, 2016
Game #6 Review: Tampa Bay Lightning 7 vs. Toronto Maple Leafs 3
The Toronto Maple Leafs fell 7-3 to the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday night in another demonstration of the team’s defensive and goaltending issues early in the 2016-17 season.
The night ended with some significant positives to draw on as well: William Nylander and Auston Matthews are now one-two in NHL points scoring six games into the season.
This is a difficult game to analyze by the numbers. Overall, the Leafs had a massive edge in shots (43-22) and shot attempts (59-31), but the score-close sample is only seven minutes long and the Leafs carried a slim 8-6 edge in shot attempts in that time.