National Hockey League
Toronto 6, Tampa Bay 5
When: 7:00 PM ET, Monday, November 6, 2023
Where: Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, Ontario
Referees: Gord Dwyer, Garrett Rank
Linesmen: Scott Cherrey, Mark Shewchyk
Attendance: 18445

Calle Jarnkrok scored his second goal of the game 46 seconds into overtime and the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the visiting Tampa Bay Lightning 6-5 on Monday night.

Jarnkrok scored from close on a pass from Morgan Rielly after Tampa Bay had tied the score late in the third.

Auston Matthews had two goals and an assist for the Maple Leafs, who ended a four-game losing streak. Mitchell Marner added a goal and three assists and Matthew Knies had a goal and two assists. Rielly added two assists.

Ilya Samsonov allowed four goals on 12 shots before being replaced by Joseph Woll in the Toronto goal in the first period. Woll made 18 saves.

Nikita Kucherov had two goals and two assists for the Lightning. Victor Hedman had a goal and two assists, and Brayden Point and Brandon Hagel each had a goal and an assist for Tampa Bay.

Jonas Johansson stopped 27 shots.

Tampa Bay led 4-1 after the first period.

Knies scored his third goal of the season at 3:42, converting Marner's pass to the edge of the crease.

Hedman scored his third of the season 35 seconds later on a shot from the left circle.

Kucherov scored on a shot from the right circle at 6:11.

Kucherov then added his ninth of the season on a one-timer from the right circle during a power play at 11:27. Toronto had been penalized for too many men on the ice.

Point scored his sixth of the season from the slot during a power play at 15:13. Mark Giordano was off for tripping.

Matthews scored at 2:22 of the second period from the high slot.

Matthews added his 13th of the season at 5:42 of the second on a pass from the edge of the crease from Knies.

The Maple Leafs scored twice within eight seconds early in the third period to take the lead.

Jarnkrok scored his second of the season on a rebound at 1:55 and Marner scored his fifth of the season soon after the faceoff.

Hagel tied the game at 17:34 of the third with his seventh goal of the season.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Tampa Bay   Toronto
Nikita Kucherov 4 Points Mitch Marner 4
Nikita Kucherov 2 Goals Auston Matthews 2
Nikita Kucherov 2 Assists Mitch Marner 3
Nikita Kucherov 1 Power Play Goals N/A
N/A Short Handed Goals N/A
Jonas Johansson .824 Save Percentage Joseph Woll .947
Jonas Johansson 28 Saves Joseph Woll 18
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
Tampa Bay 31 5 2-3 3-3 6 32
Toronto 34 6 0-3 1-3 6 27
Upcoming Games
  • Toronto will play their next game at home against Ottawa. The Maple Leafs have a W/L % of .600 after a win and .429 after a loss.
  • Tampa Bay will play their next game on the road against Montreal. The Lightning have a W/L % of .333 after a win and .500 after a loss.