TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — John Tavares scored with 55 seconds left in overtime as the Toronto Maple Leafs rallied from a two-goal, third-period deficit to beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-3 on Saturday night.
Matthew Knies had two goals in a span of 2:22 in the third period as Toronto tied it at 3. The second, at 14:33, came while he was down on one knee.
Alex Barré-Boulet scored the other Lightning goal, and Jonas Johansson made 50 saves. Steven Stamkos had an assist to tie Pat Verbeek for 74th place on the career points list with 1,062.Kucherov had a pair of power-play goals and assisted on Barré-Boulet’s even-strength goal as Tampa Bay took a 3-1 lead in the first period.
Nylander opened the scoring 4:16 into the game with Tavares picking up an assist. Nylander and Tavares are just the second pair of Toronto teammates in the past 30 years to have season-opening point streaks of at least five games.Lightning coach Jon Cooper hasn’t seen any difference Stamkos despite his contract uncertainty.
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