Lightning Look to Blow Away the Leafs

By: Philip Wunderlich

The Bolts are heading back home tonight to face the team who is currently in second place in the Atlantic Division, the Toronto Maple Leafs. This is the game that we have been saying you need to circle on your calendar because it’s going to be a great one with tons of offensive talent. I, myself would not be shocked at all if the Bolts and Leafs put up four or more goals a piece.

 

Tampa Bay Outlook:

As discussed earlier the Bolts will need to play their best against the Maple Leafs and despite the Leafs not having the greatest defense they have a tremendous offense and a great power play as well. The Bolts need to stay out of the box and play a defensive minded game if they want to be successful tonight. The Bolts will again be without Mathieu Joseph tonight as he scratched for his second straight game.

 

Tampa Bay Lines:

Offense

Palat-Stamkos-Gourde

Johnson-Point-Kucherov

Killorn-Cirelli-Erne

Miller-Paquette-Callahan

Defense

Hedman-Girardi

McDonagh-Cernak

Sergachev-Stralman

Goalies

Vasilevskiy

Domingue

 

Toronto Outlook:

The Leafs will have to do much of the same as the Bolts do in order to win this one. They need to stay out of the box considering the Lightning are still number one in the power play category. The Leafs will also need to play a defensive game considering at every given moment the Bolts can put a four or five spot against you.

 

Toronto Lines:

Offense

Johnsson-Tavares-Marner

Hyman-Matthews-Nylander

Marleau-Kadri-Kapanen

Lindholm-Gauthier-Brown

Defense

Rielly-Hainsey

Gardiner-Zaitsev

Dermott-Ozhiganov

Goalies

Andersen

Sparks

 

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