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Toronto Falls 7-3 to Lightning - Recap

Nikita Kucherov scored twice to lead the Lightning over Toronto 7-3 on Thursday at Scotiabank Arena.

Tampa Bay won as a +105 underdog, while Over-Under bettors who played OVER the total of 6.5 were rewarded at the payout window.

Tampa Bay got goals from Nikita Kucherov(2), Brayden Point(2), Steven Stamkos, Ondrej Palat, and Kevin Shattenkirk in the victory. Point opened the scoring at 2:28 of the first period.

Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 25 of 28 Toronto shots in the victory.

John Tavares, Andreas Johnsson, and Auston Matthews scored for the Maple Leafs, finding the net behind Andrei Vasilevskiy.

Toronto got a 21-stop effort from Frederik Andersen in the loss.

On the power play, Tampa Bay went 2-for-3, while the Maple Leafs were 1-for-2 with the man advantage.

Tampa Bay outshot Toronto 33-28 in the game.

Next game, Tampa Bay takes its act on the road to face Ottawa looking for another win. For Toronto, they head on the road to face Detroit.