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Lightning Fall 6-2 Against Toronto - Game Recap

Toronto got 3 goals from Auston Matthews en route to a 6-2 victory over Tampa Bay on Monday at Amalie Arena.

Toronto was an underdog by +120 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 6.5.

Toronto got goals from Auston Matthews(3), Mitchell Marner, Alexander Kerfoot, and Pierre Engvall in the victory. Engvall opened the scoring at 1:59 of the first period.

Jack Campbell turned in a 32-save effort for the Maple Leafs.

Tampa Bay got goals from Nikita Kucherov, and Jan Rutta in the loss, but it wasn't enough.

Tampa Bay got a 33-stop effort from Andrei Vasilevskiy in the loss.

On the power play, Toronto went 0-for-1, while the Lightning were 0-for-2 with the man advantage.

Toronto outshot Tampa Bay 39-34 in the game.

Toronto heads into a battle against the Panthers. Tampa Bay, meanwhile, will have their next action against Washington.