nhl Game Recap
Toronto Ices Tampa Bay 5-2 - Recap
Toronto earned a 5-2 victory over Tampa Bay behind a 2-goal performance from William Nylander on Monday at Scotiabank Arena.
The Maple Leafs were a -133 favorite in the win. The combined score went OVER the total, which closed at 6.5.
William Nylander(2), Max Pacioretty, Auston Matthews, and Matthew Knies each scored for the Maple Leafs in the victory. Nylander opened the scoring for Toronto.
Anthony Stolarz stopped 32 of 34 Tampa Bay shots in the victory.
Tampa Bay got goals from Brayden Point, and Nicholas Paul in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Tampa Bay got a 10-stop effort from Andrei Vasilevskiy in the loss.
On the power play, Toronto went 1-for-4, while the Lightning were 1-for-6 with the man advantage.
Tampa Bay outshot Toronto 34-29 in the game.
Next game, Toronto takes its act on the road to face Columbus looking for another win. For Tampa Bay, they head on the road to face New Jersey.