TAMPA BAY LIGHTING NOTES:
TONIGHT’S MATCHUP
The Lightning and Maple Leafs are playing the second of four matchups this season and the first of two meetings at Scotiabank Arena…TOR defeated the Bolts in overtime 4-3 Oct. 21 at AMALIE Arena in the first meeting of the season…Steven Stamkos is riding a seven-game point streak vs. TOR (2-9—11) and has points in 16 of his last 20 games vs. TOR (6-24—30)…Stamkos has found the scoresheet in four of his last five road games at TOR (3-8—11)… Nikita Kucherov has recorded points in 13 of his last 14 contests vs. TOR (11-9—20) and has points in 12 of his 15 career road games at TOR (7-13—20)…Mikhail Sergachev has found the scoresheet in four of his last five games vs. TOR (1-4—5)…The Bolts are 6-3-1 in their last 10 road games at TOR and 3-5-2 in the last 10 meetings overall… Tampa Bay is 45-52-9 with two ties all-time vs. TOR, including a road record of 22-26-5 with one tie…Stamkos (22-40— 62) holds the Lightning franchise records for career assists and points vs. TOR and is tied with Vincent Lecavalier (22-30—52) for the all-time lead in goals.
INJURIES
PLAYER INJURY STATUS GAMES MISSED
Tyler Motte Upper-Body Day-to-Day 10
Andrei Vasilevskiy Back Out 11
2023-24 Total Man Games Lost: 23
TRANSACTIONS
DATE PLAYER MOVE
November 5, 2023 Waltteri Merela Assigned to AHL Syracuse
TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS NOTES:
TONIGHT’S GAME
2023-24 Matchups vs. Tampa Bay: Second of Four
2022-23 Record vs. Tampa Bay: 2-0-1
Toronto Season Record: 5-4-2
Toronto Home Record: 2-3-0
TONIGHT’S STORYLINES
The Maple Leafs are scheduled to face-off against the Tampa Bay Lightning tonight at Scotiabank Arena in the second of four games between the clubs this season. Toronto earned a 2-0-1 record against the Lightning during the 2022-23 season. The Maple Leafs have earned three-consecutive wins against Tampa Bay while earning at least one point in four-consecutive games (3-0-1). The Maple Leafs are playing in their second matchup of a five-game home stand tonight (0-1-0). Toronto has earned a 2-3-0 record on home ice this season.
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
November 6, 2023 Forward Nicholas Robertson has been recalled from the Toronto Marlies (AHL). Forward Pontus Holmberg has been loaned to the Marlies.
November 4, 2023 Defencemen Simon Benoit and Max Lajoie have been recalled from the Toronto Marlies (AHL). Defenceman Timothy Liljegren has been placed on long-term injured reserve
INJURY REPORT
Timothy Liljegren LTIR (Ankle)
Jake McCabe Groin
Jake Muzzin LTIR
Matt Murray LTIR
Conor Timmins LTIR (Lower-Body Injury)
ALL-TIME VS. TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING:
First Matchup between Clubs: October 15, 1992 (Toronto 5 vs. Tampa Bay 3)
All-Time Record: 61-37-2-8 (108 Games)
All-Time Record at Home: 31-19-1-3 (54 Games)
All-Time Record on the Road: 30-18-1-5 (54 Games)
Last Home Win vs. Opponent: December 20, 2022 (Toronto 4 vs. Tampa Bay 1)
THE MAN ADVANTAGE IN 2023-24
Power Play: 11/38 (29.0%)
Power Play Goal Leader: 4 – Matthews
Power Play Point Leader: 6 – Marner (1G, 5A), Nylander (2G, 4A) 2022-23
Power Play: 64/246 (26.0%)
ON THE PK IN 2023-24
Penalty Kill: 27/36 (75.0%)
Shorthanded Goal Leader: N/A
Shorthanded Point Leader: N/A
2022-23 Penalty Kill: 203/248 (81.9%)
FAST FACTS
Monday Games 2nd of 8 (6 home, 2 road)
Back-to-Backs played 0 of 13
Record in first game of back-to-back 0-0-0
Record in second game of back-to-back 0-0-0 November games 3rd of 12 (7 home, 5 road)
