Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Tampa Bay LightningFeb 25, 2026

FinalWednesday, Feb 25, 2026· Benchmark International Arena

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Goals	1	2	3	T		Shots	1	2	3	T
TOR	0	0	2	2		TOR	8	14	12	34
TBL	0	2	2	4		TBL	4	20	12	36

: TOR 59TBL 76
: TOR 3.26TBL 5.78
PP goals: TOR 0TBL 0
Hits: TOR 18TBL 17
Blocks: TOR 17TBL 11
PIM: TOR 8TBL 4
: TOR 55%TBL 45%

Fantasy takeaways

Generated from the play-by-play, shifts and season context. No opinions, just what changed.

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Toronto Maple Leafs 4–2

Tampa Bay Lightning beat Toronto Maple Leafs 4–2 at home. Brayden Point (TBL) led the scoring with 2G 1A. New look for TBL: Kucherov–Point–Goncalves skated 7:37 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.

Points
Brayden Point had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 5 shots in 22:16.Point
Points
Gage Goncalves had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 11:51.Goncalves
Points
Nikita Kucherov had a goal and 2 assists (3 points) on 2 shots in 23:57.Kucherov
Points
Matthew Knies had a goal and an assist (2 points) on 3 shots in 17:48.Knies
Points
Charle-Edouard D'Astous had 2 assists (2 points) in 15:09.D'Astous
Points
William Nylander had 2 assists (2 points) on 4 shots in 19:02.Nylander
New line
New look for TBL: Kucherov–Point–Goncalves skated 7:37 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (66.7% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Kucherov Point Goncalves
Goalie
Anthony Stolarz (TOR) faced 36 shots and stopped 32 (.889), +9 against a season average of 27.2; the loss.Stolarz

Shot map

Both teams on one rink, filtered by strength and period.

Shot map

Every attempt, sized by expected goals. Goals are rings, shots on goal dots, misses hollow, blocks crosses.

Strength

Period

Team

← TOR attacks left (bottom on phones)TBL attacks right (top on phones) →

TBL
TOR
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 135 of 135 attempts · TBL 76 · TOR 59

Game flow

Cumulative expected goals and shot attempts, with power plays shaded and goals marked.

Cumulative shot attempts

TBL
TOR
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

TBL pressure
TOR pressure
Goal
Control (|PI| > 0.25)

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: TOR 14% of the game, TBL 46%.

Shift chart

Every shift, grouped by line and pair; bars are coloured by strength state. Click a player to highlight.

Shifts

TBL

TOR

goals / penalties

Even strength
Power play
Penalty kill
Goal
Penalty

Head-to-head matchups

TBL skaters (rows) against TOR skaters (columns) at 5v5. Square size is time together; colour is xGF% from the TBL side.

Matchup matrix

TBL xGF% 4060square size = TOI together · blank = under 1:00

Sequence card

5-on-5 possession-chain numbers from the sequence engine (Draw Equity and control cover all situations).

Sequence card
Stat	TOR	TBL
	47	71
	2.31	4.26
	2.22	4.11
	10	19
	4	10
	16	17
	+0.051	−0.051
	14%	46%

Definitions: sequence xG, transition attempts, Draw Equity, control and the Pressure Index.

Lines used

Detected from who actually shared the ice, with time together. Percentages are the unit's share of shot attempts.

Toronto Maple Leafs

L1Tavares – Nylander – Maccelli
9:3452% CF
L2Domi – Matthews – McMann
8:1123% CF
L3Roy – Robertson – Knies
7:3035% CF
L4Jarnkrok – Laughton – Lorentz
5:0640% CF
D1Rielly – Carlo
9:1044% CF
D2Ekman-Larsson – McCabe
8:4537% CF
D3Stecher – Benoit
7:1315% CF

PP1Tavares – Rielly – Nylander – Matthews – Knies
0:52
PP2Ekman-Larsson – Domi – Robertson – Maccelli – McMann
0:50100% CF
PK1FLaughton – Lorentz
4:35
PK2FJarnkrok – Roy
1:54
PK1DMcCabe – Carlo
4:29
PK2DStecher – Benoit
1:38

Current TOR line combinations →

Tampa Bay Lightning

L1Gourde – Girgensons – Holmberg
11:0541% CF
L2Kucherov – Point – Goncalves
7:3767% CF
L3Guentzel – Hagel – James
7:1762% CF
D1Raddysh – Moser
12:2763% CF
D2McDonagh – Cernak
11:3242% CF
D3D'Astous – Lilleberg
6:0875% CF

PP1Kucherov – Guentzel – Bjorkstrand – Point – Raddysh
7:0083% CF
PP2Hedman – Kucherov – Guentzel – Point – Hagel
0:29
PK1FGourde – Girgensons
0:58
PK2FGuentzel – Hagel
0:40
PK1DHedman – Moser
0:54
PK2DMcDonagh – Lilleberg
0:45

Current TBL line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

2nd period

7:07
TBLBrayden Point (Charle-Edouard D'Astous, Pontus Holmberg)wrist0.08 xG
TOR: Roy, Stecher, Benoit, Robertson, KniesTBL: Point, D'Astous, Holmberg, Goncalves, Lilleberg
TOR 0 – 1 TBL
7:58
TBLGage Goncalves (Nikita Kucherov, Charle-Edouard D'Astous)wrist0.38 xG
TOR: Tavares, Ekman-Larsson, McCabe, Nylander, MaccelliTBL: Kucherov, Point, D'Astous, Goncalves, Lilleberg
TOR 0 – 2 TBL

3rd period

2:59
TBLNikita Kucherov (Gage Goncalves, Brayden Point)slap0.06 xG
TOR: Laughton, Stecher, Benoit, Robertson, McMannTBL: Kucherov, Point, Goncalves, Moser, Lilleberg
TOR 0 – 3 TBL
16:19
TORJohn Tavares (William Nylander, Matthew Knies)wrist0.12 xG
TOR: Tavares, Rielly, Nylander, Matthews, Maccelli, KniesTBL: Hedman, Guentzel, Hagel, Lilleberg
TOR 1 – 3 TBL
16:30
TBLBrayden Point (Nikita Kucherov, Gage Goncalves)wrist0.15 xG
TOR: Rielly, Laughton, McCabe, Roy, McMannTBL: Kucherov, Point, Raddysh, Goncalves, Moser
TOR 1 – 4 TBL
17:13
TORMatthew Knies (William Nylander, Auston Matthews)snap0.04 xG
TOR: Ekman-Larsson, Domi, Nylander, Matthews, McMann, KniesTBL: McDonagh, Gourde, Girgensons, Cernak, Holmberg
TOR 2 – 4 TBL

Box score

Skaters grouped by the line they played on; CF% is the 5v5 share of shot attempts while on the ice.

Toronto Maple Leafs

TOR skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
William Nylander R	L1	0	2	2	0	4	0.43	0	0	0	19:02	—	—	46	45
John Tavares C	L1	1	0	1	-1	3	0.28	0	1	0	17:29	—	—	50	48
Matias Maccelli L	L1	0	0	0	-1	4	0.27	0	1	0	14:15	—	—	43	39
Auston Matthews C	L2	0	1	1	+1	2	0.10	1	3	2	22:54	—	—	41	37
Max Domi C	L2	0	0	0	+1	2	0.09	0	0	0	18:31	—	—	38	19
Bobby McMann C	L2	0	0	0	-1	3	0.49	3	0	0	14:24	—	—	22	19
Matthew Knies L	L3	1	1	2	0	3	0.30	1	0	0	17:48	—	—	43	40
Nicolas Roy C	L3	0	0	0	-2	0	0.20	0	0	0	15:22	—	—	31	30
Nick Robertson L	L3	0	0	0	-2	1	0.32	5	1	0	12:52	—	—	39	47
Scott Laughton C	L4	0	0	0	-2	1	0.02	1	0	0	12:02	—	—	33	7
Steven Lorentz C	L4	0	0	0	0	1	0.11	0	1	0	10:18	—	—	50	46
Calle Jarnkrok C	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.02	0	0	0	8:11	—	—	40	10
Morgan Rielly D	D1	0	0	0	-1	3	0.08	2	0	0	20:09	—	—	52	39
Brandon Carlo D	D1	0	0	0	0	1	0.03	0	3	0	17:43	—	—	39	41
Oliver Ekman-Larsson D	D2	0	0	0	0	3	0.42	1	3	2	22:40	—	—	45	30
Jake McCabe D	D2	0	0	0	-2	1	0.01	0	3	0	22:00	—	—	36	30
Troy Stecher D	D3	0	0	0	-2	1	0.01	0	0	0	16:28	—	—	30	39
Simon Benoit D	D3	0	0	0	-2	1	0.06	4	1	4	14:32	—	—	35	37

TOR goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Anthony Stolarz(start)	L	36	32	4	.889	4.96	55:20

Tampa Bay Lightning

TBL skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Yanni Gourde C	L1	0	0	0	-1	3	0.18	4	0	0	19:53	—	—	45	40
Zemgus Girgensons C	L1	0	0	0	-1	2	0.28	2	1	0	17:54	—	—	54	58
Pontus Holmberg R	L1	0	1	1	0	0	0.00	1	1	0	15:43	—	—	62	78
Nikita Kucherov R	L2	1	2	3	+3	2	0.23	0	2	0	23:57	—	—	69	75
Brayden Point C	L2	2	1	3	+4	5	1.23	0	0	0	22:16	—	—	72	78
Gage Goncalves C	L2	1	2	3	+4	2	0.38	0	0	0	11:51	—	—	71	79
Jake Guentzel C	L3	0	0	0	0	5	1.47	0	1	0	22:25	—	—	58	57
Brandon Hagel L	L3	0	0	0	0	4	0.53	1	1	0	20:30	—	—	67	61
Dominic James C	L3	0	0	0	0	3	0.08	1	0	0	10:59	—	—	53	49
Darren Raddysh D	D1	0	0	0	+1	3	0.24	1	0	0	23:55	—	—	63	59
J.J. Moser D	D1	0	0	0	+2	2	0.35	1	2	0	18:53	—	—	70	69
Erik Cernak D	D2	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	0	0	2	17:04	—	—	42	45
Ryan McDonagh D	D2	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	0	1	2	16:19	—	—	48	34
Charle-Edouard D'Astous D	D3	0	2	2	+2	0	0.06	1	0	0	15:09	—	—	70	90
Emil Lilleberg D	D3	0	0	0	+3	0	0.00	2	0	0	9:33	—	—	81	96
Oliver Bjorkstrand R	—	0	0	0	0	4	0.57	1	1	0	12:29	—	—	61	73
Victor Hedman D	—	0	0	0	0	1	0.04	0	0	0	11:51	—	—	46	58
Scott Sabourin R	—	0	0	0	0	0	0.14	2	1	0	5:54	—	—	39	54

TBL goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Andrei Vasilevskiy(start)	W	34	32	2	.941	3.26	60:00

Goal anatomy

Animated replays from NHL EDGE tracking, with the entry, passes and shot speed for each goal.

Brayden Point (TBL) 2nd 7:07 · assists Charle-Edouard D'Astous, Pontus Holmberg · Forecheck turnover · 49.9 mph shot.

Brayden Point · 2nd 7:07 · TBL

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 0
Shot: 49.9 mph
Distance: 8 ft

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Gage Goncalves · 2nd 7:58 · TBL

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: 1-on-0
Passes: 2
Shot: 11.7 mph
Distance: 6 ft
Entry to goal: 2.7 s

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Nikita Kucherov · 3rd 2:59 · TBL

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 1
Shot: 59.5 mph
Distance: 32 ft

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John Tavares · 3rd 16:19 · TOR

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: carry
Odd man: 3-on-2
Passes: 3 (royal road)
Shot: 58.5 mph
Distance: 24 ft
Entry to goal: 5.1 s

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Brayden Point · 3rd 16:30 · TBL

Play: rebound
Entry: dump
Odd man: No
Passes: 2
Shot: 60.4 mph
Distance: 18 ft
Entry to goal: 7.3 s
Type: rebound

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Matthew Knies · 3rd 17:13 · TOR

Play: odd-man-rush
Entry: pass
Odd man: 4-on-2
Passes: 3
Shot: 63.9 mph
Distance: 55 ft
Entry to goal: 2.3 s

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Methodology

Shot locations come from the NHL play-by-play, normalised so each shooter attacks the same way, then flipped so the home team attacks right. On-ice stats and lines come from the shift charts: a unit is the exact set of skaters sharing the ice, and CF% is the share of all shot attempts while they were out. Head-to-head cells are 5v5 time against each opponent. Expected goals and the Pressure Index appear as their models are released.