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Tampa Bay Lightning vs Toronto Maple Leafs · Matchup Preview Based on 26-27 form — rosters current
Tampa Bay Lightning
Away · Lightning
1–1–0
2 PTS
VS
Puck Drop In
DAYS
3942H
·
47M
·
15S
The read
John Carlson has solved Sergei Bobrovsky before, 8 goals on 98 shots.
Scotiabank Arena
Toronto Maple Leafs
Home · Maple Leafs
1–2–0
2 PTS
Lightning
GOALIES
Maple Leafs
Andrei Vasilevskiy
Expected
.889 SV% · 2.59 GAA · 1W
.888 SV% L5 · Cooling
VS
Sergei Bobrovsky
Expected
.887 SV% · 3.06 GAA · 0W
.852 SV% L5 · Cooling
Lightning
PROJECTED TOP LINES
Maple Leafs
L1
Kirill Marchenko · Auston Matthews · Jack Roslovic
L2
Gavin McKenna · John Tavares · William Nylander
L3
Easton Cowan · Nick Paul · Colton Sissons
L4
Brandon Duhaime · Teddy Blueger · Bo Groulx
D1
Jake McCabe · Chris Tanev
D2
Morgan Rielly · Darren Raddysh
D3
Oliver Ekman-Larsson · Troy Stecher
PP1
Kirill Marchenko · John Tavares · William Nylander · Darren Raddysh · Auston Matthews
PP2
Easton Cowan · Nick Paul · Gavin McKenna · Jack Roslovic · Morgan Rielly
PK1
Teddy Blueger · Brandon Duhaime · Jake McCabe · Chris Tanev
PK2
Nick Paul · Colton Sissons · Oliver Ekman-Larsson · Darren Raddysh
LightningProjected lines
No projected lines yet
Maple LeafsProjected lines
L1
Kirill Marchenko · Auston Matthews · Jack Roslovic
L2
Gavin McKenna · John Tavares · William Nylander
L3
Easton Cowan · Nick Paul · Colton Sissons
L4
Brandon Duhaime · Teddy Blueger · Bo Groulx
D1
Jake McCabe · Chris Tanev
D2
Morgan Rielly · Darren Raddysh
D3
Oliver Ekman-Larsson · Troy Stecher
PP1
Kirill Marchenko · John Tavares · William Nylander · Darren Raddysh · Auston Matthews
PP2
Easton Cowan · Nick Paul · Gavin McKenna · Jack Roslovic · Morgan Rielly
PK1
Teddy Blueger · Brandon Duhaime · Jake McCabe · Chris Tanev
PK2
Nick Paul · Colton Sissons · Oliver Ekman-Larsson · Darren Raddysh
Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:08 AM CT
Lightning
INJURY REPORT
Maple Leafs
Emil Lilleberg
DAY-TO-DAY · Undisclosed injury
Dakota Joshua
IR · Abdomen · Expected back Oct 24
Yanni Gourde
IR · Hip (surgery) · Expected back Dec 2
Max Domi
IR · Back (surgery) · Expected back Nov 21
Dominic James
IR · Hand · Expected back Oct 13
Cade Webber
IR · Elbow · Expected back Oct 31
Elvis Merzlikins
IR · Shoulder (surgery) · Expected back Mar 30
William Villeneuve
IR · Knee (surgery) · Expected back Oct 31
LightningInjury report
Emil Lilleberg
DAY-TO-DAY · Undisclosed injury
Yanni Gourde
IR · Hip (surgery) · Expected back Dec 2
Dominic James
IR · Hand · Expected back Oct 13
Maple LeafsInjury report
Dakota Joshua
IR · Abdomen · Expected back Oct 24
Max Domi
IR · Back (surgery) · Expected back Nov 21
Cade Webber
IR · Elbow · Expected back Oct 31
Elvis Merzlikins
IR · Shoulder (surgery) · Expected back Mar 30
William Villeneuve
IR · Knee (surgery) · Expected back Oct 31
Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:08 AM CT
STORYLINE
The Lightning won their last game and are 1-1-0 in their first 2 games. The Maple Leafs lost their last game and are 1-2-0 in their first 3 games.
Live
Matchup Intel
John Carlson has solved Sergei Bobrovsky before, 8 goals on 98 shots.
Nikita Kucherov has quietly owned this matchup, 8 points in the last 4 meetings. A milestone is in reach for Nick Paul: 3 more goals for 200 career goals.
The numbers behind it
Matchup
John Carlson has 8 goals on Sergei Bobrovsky (98 shots).
(Tampa Bay)
8
goals on Sergei Bobrovsky
Matchup
Ryan McDonagh has 70 shots on Sergei Bobrovsky without a goal.
(Tampa Bay)
0/70
vs Sergei Bobrovsky
Player
Nikita Kucherov has 8 points in his last 4 games against Toronto. See the games →
(Tampa Bay)
8
pts, last 4 vs TOR
Player
Brayden Point has 5 points in his last 4 games against Toronto. See the games →
(Tampa Bay)
5
pts, last 4 vs TOR
Milestone
Nick Paul is 3 goals shy of 200 career goals.
197
career goals