nhl Game Recap
Toronto Maple Leafs vs Tampa Bay Lightning Recap - Maple Leafs Win 5-4
Toronto earned a 5-4 victory over Tampa Bay behind a 2-goal performance from Auston Matthews on Monday at Amalie Arena.
Bettors who backed the Maple Leafs were rewarded as +104 underdogs at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go OVER the closing total of 6.5.
Toronto got goals from Auston Matthews(2), Alexander Kerfoot, Morgan Rielly, and Noel Acciari in the victory. Acciari opened the scoring at 4:51 of the second period.
Ilya Samsonov stopped 27 of 31 Tampa Bay shots in the victory.
Tampa Bay got goals from Alex Killorn(2), Steven Stamkos, and Mikhail Sergachev in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
Tampa Bay got a 32-stop effort from Andrei Vasilevskiy in the loss.
Toronto scored 2 times on 4 chances on the power play, while Tampa Bay went 1-for-3 with the man advantage.
Toronto outshot Tampa Bay 37-31 in the game.