It was too close for comfort after a dominant 40 minutes, but the Toronto Maple Leafs closed out the Tampa Bay Lightning with a 5-3 victory. Toronto jumped

Auston Matthews picked up an assist in his return to the lineup and Joseph Woll stopped 38 shots as the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 5-3.

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.

Auston Matthews, back on ice after a nine-game absence with an upper-body injury, picked up an assist in a 5-3 victory over the Lightning.

Toronto Maple Leafs captain Auston Matthews returned to the lineup Saturday night after missing nine games due to an upper-body injury. Matthews was activated off injured reserve prior to the Maple Leafs game against the Tampa Bay Lightning and picked up an assist on Matthew Knies’ first-period goal.

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.

In Auston Matthews’ much-anticipated return to the lineup, the Toronto Maple Leafs secured a 5-3 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday night. Joseph Woll delivered a stellar 38-save performance,

The Toronto Maple Leafs are set to take on Atlantic Division rivals the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday night for Hockey Night in Canada and there will be fairly significant changes for both teams coming into tonight’s game.