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The Toronto Maple Leafs faced off against the Tampa Bay Lightning in a high-scoring game. Matthew Knies made his season debut on the Leafs' top line and had an impressive performance, scoring a goal and providing two primary assists. The Lightning took an early lead with goals from Kucherov and Point, but the Leafs fought back with goals from Knies and Matthews. Kucherov continued his dominant play, tallying four points in the first period. The game remained close throughout, with the Leafs eventually tying the game 5-5 late in the third period. The game went into overtime, and the Leafs emerged victorious with a final score of 6-5.
Matthew Knies in his season debut on the Leafs top line: 1 goal 2 primary assists 3 points
Another #GoBolts overtime loss to the Leafs. Once again, Lightning didnβt touch puck from the 3-on-3 faceoff, and another blown lead, this one a 4-1 cushion after one period.
Strong win for #Leafs after Saturday. Trailed Tampa 4-1 after one heading into major crisis mode. Rallied to win in OT 6-5. Two more goals for Matthews.
Final in Overtime: 6-5 Toronto Maple Leafs
#GoBolts #LeafsForever Heading to OT β¦
To OT, tied 5-5. #Leafs
Off to OT, tied 5-5
Hagel ties the game 5-5 with 2:25 remaining in the third. #Leafs
Headed to OT
#Bolts are going to the PK now with 5:46 left in the third. Kucherov gets two for interference.
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.
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
Now Marner beats Johansson glove side eight seconds later. 5-4 Leafs with 17:57 left in the third.
Marner, 5-4 #Leafs. You just never know, eh?
Marner, 5-4 Leafs
4-3 TB after two. Cheers follow the #Leafs off the ice following a better period. Shots on goal 20-20.
#Bolts going back to the PK now with 7:59 left in the second as Sheary gets two for tripping. TB had some good pushback over the past five minutes or so.
a power play coming for Toronto with 7:59 remaining in the second period
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
Matthews finds the net again 4-3 Tampa Bay Lightning
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.
Matthews, again, 4-3 now
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.
Matthews 4-2 Tampa Bay Lightning
12 goals in 12 games for Matthews. Knies screen. #Leafs cut Tampa lead to 4-2 at 2:22 of the second.
Matthews makes it 4-2
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.
Point scores on the power play thanks to a pass from Kucherov, who has four points in this first period 4-1 Tampa Bay
now, with a Leafs penalty, we will have 4 on 4 for the next 11 seconds before the #Bolts return to the power play
With 11 seconds left in the #Leafs PP, Giordano called for tripping.
now, a power play for the Leafs after a tripping call on BarrΓ©-Boulet
Barre-Boulet trips Nylander, #Leafs to PP at 11:59.
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
Hedman to Kucherov for the PPG. The one-timer makes it 3-1 Tampa at 11:27. #Leafs
the first power play of the game belongs to the #Bolts after the Leafs are whistled for too many men on the ice 8:57 on the clock in the first period
Such a quick release for Kucherov with the one-timer. Hagel with the set up to go ahead 2-1 https://t.co/n2FulKZi5d
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, 2-1 Tampa at 6:11. Tavares line on the ice for both Lightning goals. #Leafs
KUCHHHH 2-1 Tampa Bay Lightning
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.
Knies from Marner, not long after Matthews turned Watson inside-out. 1-0 #Leafs.
A big shift from Auston Matthews leads to a nice goal from Matthew Knies. 1-0 TOR.
Matthew Knies is moving up to play with Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner on the Leafs top line.