After Hedman passed Marty St. Louis (588) as the Lightning’s all-time assist leader, he joked that his record would be short-lived. Kucherov stands just 15 behind him (with 575 in 747 career games, compared to Hedman’s 590 in 1,075).

TAMPA – Auston Matthews had two assists in his return from injury for the Toronto Maple Leafs in a 5-3 win against the Tampa Bay Lightning at Amalie Arena on Saturday. The Maple Leafs captain missed nine games with an upper-body injury.

The Tampa Bay Lightning dropped their second game to the Toronto Maple Leafs this season, 5-3. A third-period comeback attempt made a sure win for Toronto into a nail-biter. However, the Maple Leafs’ second-period onslaught proved to be too much to overcome.

The Toronto Maple Leafs’ (13-7-2) injury report has seven players listed heading into their Saturday, November 30 matchup with the Tampa Bay Lightning (12-8-2) at Amalie Arena. The game

Saturday’s contest against Toronto wrapped up a busy stretch of five games over eight days, and the Lightning went just 2-3-0 in those contests. The three losses all occurred at home. This one came against a division rival that entered the game just two points ahead of the Lightning in the standings.

TAMPA — Lightning right wing Nikita Kucherov did not play Saturday night against the Maple Leafs at Amalie Arena due to an undisclosed injury. He is listed by the team as day to day. Kucherov left in the final minute of the first period of Friday’s win ...

According to NHL insider Elliotte Friedman, Tampa Bay Lightning superstar Nikita Kucherov will not be in the lineup for the club’s matchup against the Toronto Maple Leafs. This is certainly a tough blow for the Lightning, as Kucherov is their top forward, and the Maple Leafs are one of the top teams in the Eastern Conference so far this season.