The Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-2 in an NHL game at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto. The loss was Toronto's seventh consecutive defeat. Tampa Bay ended a four-game losing streak with the win.
In the first period, Tampa Bay took a 4-1 lead. Matias Maccelli scored for Toronto early, assisted by William Nylander, but Ryan McDonagh equalized for Tampa Bay. Tampa Bay's goals in the first period included efforts from Jake Guentzel, Corey Perry, and Oliver Bjorkstrand.
the team failed to build on an early lead
Brandon Hagel scored in the third period for Tampa Bay, and Nick Robertson scored a late goal for Toronto. Nikita Kucherov had four assists for Tampa Bay, reportedly reaching 100 points for the sixth time in his NHL career and the fourth consecutive year. Toronto's Auston Matthews has not scored a goal in eleven games, according to reports.
Hockey insider Elliotte Friedman reportedly speculated that Maple Leafs management might discuss Matthews' future with the team this summer.