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The Tampa Bay Lightning (Bolts) and the Toronto Maple Leafs played a high-scoring game. Nikita Kucherov had an impressive performance, scoring multiple goals and accumulating eight points in the game. Kucherov scored the first goal of the game just 26 seconds in, and later scored a power-play goal from the right circle. The Bolts had a strong first period, leading 4-1 with Kucherov and Victor Hedman contributing to the score. Auston Matthews scored two goals for the Leafs, cutting the Lightning's lead to 4-2. The Leafs continued to fight back, taking a 5-4 lead in the third period. However, the Bolts were unable to equalize, and the game ended with the Leafs winning 5-4. The game saw a total of 20 goals, with both teams showcasing their offensive abilities.
#Bolts make it 3-0 with 10:51 left in the first. Barre-Boulet on the power play for his fourth goal of the year.
Kucherov to Hedman to Stamkos, who fires a low shot on net before Nick Paul buries the rebound. 2-0 #Bolts with 12:45 left in the first.
Kucherov puts the #Bolts on the board less than 30 seconds into this game 1-0 Tampa Bay Lightning
Nikita Kucherov just can't be stopped right now. He scores 26 seconds into the game and the #Bolts lead 1-0.
Nikita Kucherov scores on Lightning's first shot on #Habs goalie Jake Allen 26 seconds into game. #HabsIO
Nikita Kucherov buries Tampa's first shot. Rumours of him having a good shot are confirmed. 1-0 Bolts.
Best shift of the period for the #Bolts with Hagel-Point-Kucherov getting some good looks in the offensive zone but it's still 5-4 Leafs as we hit a TV timeout with 13:39 remaining.
Power play expires, #GoBolts still trail 5-4
love them or hate them, the Maple Leafs are never boring. Marner with the goal-ahead goal to make it 5-4 https://t.co/CN0SM4JPvK
Marner, 5-4 Leafs
#Bolts still have the lead but it's down to one goal after 40 minutes. 4-3 game with shots at 20 apiece.
Marner floats a pass in for Knies, who tracks the puck down and feeds Matthews with a no-look pass. Now 4-3 TB six minutes into the second. #Leafs
Now Knies finds Matthews crashing the net and he slides a backhand under Johansson. 4-3 #Bolts now with 14:17 left in the second.
Leafs get the top line out on the ice after the #Bolts ice the puck on a longer shift. Matthews shot through a ton of traffic finds the back of the net and it's 4-2 with 17:38 left in the second.
Auston Matthews' shot goes through. It's 4-2 TB now. Knies with the screen.
12 goals in 12 games for Matthews. Knies screen. #Leafs cut Tampa lead to 4-2 at 2:22 of the second.
Some quick numbers that stand out. Kucherov 4 points in the period Hedman 3 points in the period #GoBolts 16 hits in the period #TBLightning won 71 percent of the faceoffs
#Bolts lead the Leafs 4-1 after 20 minutes. Already a four-point night for Kucherov, who leads the Lightning franchise with 23 career four-point efforts. Three-point night for Hedman as well. Shots were 15-8 Tampa Bay.
Kucherov and Point are dealing. Second-straight game against the #Bolts that Samsonov gets the hook in the first period and it's 4-1 Tampa Bay with 4:47 left in the first as Point gets his sixth of the season.
Nikita Kucherov has racked up eight points in his last three-plus periods for #TBLightning.
Nikita Kucherov can't be stopped right now. Power-play goal with a one-timer from the right circle. 3-1 #Bolts with 8:32 left in the first.
Kucherov with the power play goal and he has three points before this first period is even over 3-1 Tampa Bay Lightning
That's seven points in the past 66:11 for Nikita Kucherov as he buries a feed from Hagel and gives the #Bolts a 2-1 lead with 13:49 left in the first. Nice exit and feed from Sergachev to Hagel to get that rush started.
Kucherov finishes the one-timer and it's 2-1 TB now.
The #Bolts with another response goal as Kucherov finds Hedman jumping into the play and he makes it 1-1 with 15:43 left in the first.