Lightning defeat Maple Leafs 4-1 at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto

Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 28 shots, and the Tampa Bay Lightning beat Toronto Maple Leafs 4-1 despite Toronto star Auston Matthews adding to his league lead with the sniper’s 63^rd goal of the campaign.

Two points in the bank. ⚡

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— Tampa Bay Lightning (@TBLightning) April 4, 2024

Steven Stamkos, Victor Hedman, Brayden Point, and Nicholas Paul also notched for the Bolts.

Nikita Kucherov, who began the match evened with Colorado Avalanche player Nathan MacKinnon for the NHL lead with 127 points, had 3 assists.

Brandon Hagel also had 2 assists for Tampa Bay, who moved within 4 points of Toronto for 3^rd in the Atlantic Division.

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The organization each have 7 matches remaining until the end of the season – including April 17 in Florida in the regular-campaign finale for both teams.

Joseph Woll made 21 saves for the Maple Leafs, which saw a 3-match winning streak ended in a game that could have secured a spot in the postseason for an 8^th consecutive season with a point.

Since the #Bolts entered the NHL in 1992-93, only nine NHL skaters have recorded more than 129 points in a single season – Gretzky, Jagr, LaFontaine, Lemieux, McDavid, Oates, Selanne, Turgeon and Yzerman. https://t.co/VQIh4oi2xN

— Chris Krenn (@Chris_Krenn) April 4, 2024

Toronto remains 4 points back of the Panthers for 2^nd in the division with a match in hand.