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TORONTO – There will be no rest yet for the road-weary Maple Leafs, who just returned from their second extended road trip in a month to step directly into a Monday night matchup with the juggernaut Tampa Bay Lightning.Toronto has already faced the NHL-leading Lightning twice this season, pulling a 1-1 record while playing well in both outings.
While the Lightning have been unquestionably dominant, the Leafs have held their own in the previous two meetings. In the first, Toronto outshot Tampa 49-21 but fell 4-1 on the strength of’s career-best 48-save performance. A month later, the Leafs overcame an early deficit and took control in the second period to earn a 4-2 win, a blueprint of sorts for how they’d like to play every night.explained.
Recreating a similar performance against the talent-laden Lightning would be another boost for Toronto’s top line as they continue fine-tuning their game ahead of the playoffs.
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