The Leafs headed to Amalie Arena to take on the 24-7-1 Tampa Bay Lighting tonight, and this figured to be a measure-stick game. A Leafs loss would mean millions of “the Leafs will never win in the playoffs!” rants, while a Leafs win would help us all forget about their disastrous game against Boston. Andrei Vasilevskiy returned to action for the first time since November 10th, while Zach Hyman remained out of Toronto’s lineup due to a suspension.
First Period
Notable Moments
19:01- Ron Hainsey’s stretch pass finds Andreas Johnsson, and Kasperi Kapanen hits the crossbar on the resulting two-on-one.