National Hockey League
Tampa Bay 5, Toronto 3
When: 7:30 PM ET, Wednesday, May 4, 2022
Where: Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, Ontario
Referees: Gord Dwyer, Francois St. Laurent
Linesmen: Steve Barton, Ryan Daisy
Attendance: 19135

Victor Hedman had a playoff career-best four points with a goal and three assists Wednesday night and the visiting Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs 5-3 in Game 2 of the first-round playoff series.

The best-of-seven series is tied 1-1.

Nikita Kucherov added a goal and two assists for the Lightning. Corey Perry, Brandon Hagel and Brayden Point also scored. Andrei Vasilevskiy stopped 31 shots for Tampa Bay.

Mitchell Marner had a goal and an assist for the Maple Leafs. Michael Bunting and Alexander Kerfoot also scored and Auston Matthews added two assists. Jack Campbell made 29 saves.

Tampa Bay scored a power-play goal at 19:57 of the first period. Hedman gathered a loose puck in front of the goal before patiently putting the puck past Campbell. Alex Killorn earned the assist. Kerfoot was off for holding.

Toronto had a 13-9 advantage in shots on goal after one period.

Vasilevskiy made a superb glove save on Timothy Liljegren at 1:26 of the second period.

Hedman's stretch pass sent Perry into the clear and his shot found the five-hole at 2:21 of the second period.

Bunting scored at 7:47 of the second on a pass from Marner after forechecking by Matthews helped create a turnover in the corner.

Kucherov went top shelf to score from the slot on a power play at 9:57 of the second. Hedman and Steven Stamkos earned assists. Wayne Simmonds was off for roughing.

Tampa Bay led 23-21 in shots on goal after two periods.

Hagel scored his first career playoff goal at 1:33 of the third period, stuffing in his own rebound. It came at the end of a 3-on-2 rush with Nicholas Paul and Kucherov.

Point scored on a power play at 5:38 of the third. Simmonds was off for crosschecking.

Marner scored on a shot through traffic at 11:53 of the third. Kerfoot scored a shorthanded goal at 15:43 of the third.

Toronto's Kyle Clifford served a one-game suspension after he received a major penalty and game misconduct for boarding in Game 1.

Zach Bogosian replaced Jan Rutta for Tampa Bay.

-Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Tampa Bay   Toronto
Victor Hedman 4 Points Mitchell Marner 2
Victor Hedman 1 Goals Mitchell Marner 1
Victor Hedman 3 Assists Auston Matthews 2
Victor Hedman 1 Power Play Goals N/A
N/A Short Handed Goals Alexander Kerfoot 1
Andrei Vasilevskiy .912 Save Percentage Jack Campbell .853
Andrei Vasilevskiy 31 Saves Jack Campbell 29
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
Tampa Bay 34 5 3-7 4-4 8 26
Toronto 34 3 0-4 4-7 14 32
Upcoming Games
  • Toronto will play their next game on the road against Tampa Bay. The Maple Leafs have a W/L % of .673 after a win and .643 after a loss.
  • Tampa Bay will play their next game at home against Toronto. The Lightning have a W/L % of .612 after a win and .607 after a loss.