Toronto Maple Leafs Clash with Tampa Bay Lightning in Fight for Divisional Dominance

Wednesday, April 17th, 2024

The Tampa Bay Lightning are set to compete with the Toronto Maple Leafs in Tampa, Florida, on Wednesday at 7 p.m. EDT, hoping to halt their current three-game skid.

With a season performance of 44 victories, 29 losses, and 8 draws, Tampa Bay records an 11-9-5 standing when playing teams from the Atlantic Division. They incur an average of 11 minutes of penalties per game, placing them fifth in the league for this statistic.

The Maple Leafs, on the other hand, have secured a 46-25-10 record, with an 11-11-3 performance against their Atlantic Division opponents. Their average penalty time stands at 9.9 minutes per game.

This upcoming game marks the fourth encounter between the two teams in the current season, with Tampa Bay claiming victory in the last game with a score of 4-1.

Nikita Kucherov is a standout for the Lightning, boasting 43 goals and 99 assists, while Brandon Hagel has added 2 goals and 7 assists over the last 10 games.

The Maple Leafs see Auston Matthews leading with 69 goals and 38 assists, and Tyler Bertuzzi has made significant contributions with 5 goals and 3 assists in recent games.

Over their last 10 matches, the Lightning have managed to score an average of 3.5 goals per game, with 6.4 assists and 9.1 penalty minutes, and have conceded an average of 2.7 goals. Conversely, the Maple Leafs have scored an average of 3.8 goals, with 5.2 assists and 15.5 penalty minutes, while allowing 3 goals per game.

The Lightning are currently dealing with injuries to Haydn Fleury, Tyler Motte, Jonas Johansson, and Mikhail Sergachev. Meanwhile

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