nhl Game Recap
Maple Leafs Down Tampa Bay 4-3 - Match Report
Matthew Knies scored a pair of goals against the Lightning as Toronto handed Tampa Bay a 4-3 defeat on Saturday at Amalie Arena.
Toronto was favored by -144 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went PUSH the consensus closing total of 7.0.
Toronto got goals from Matthew Knies(2), John Tavares, and William Nylander in the victory. Nylander opened the scoring at 4:16 of the first period.
Joseph Woll stopped 29 of 29 Tampa Bay shots in the victory.
Tampa Bay got goals from Nikita Kucherov(2), and Alex Barre-Boulet in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Tampa Bay got a 48-stop effort from Jonas Johansson in the loss.
Toronto scored 0 times on 2 chances on the power play, while Tampa Bay went 2-for-4 with the man advantage.
Toronto outshot Tampa Bay 52-33 in the game.
Toronto heads into a battle against the Capitals. Tampa Bay, meanwhile, will have their next action against Carolina.