Monday's Matchup
The Lightning and the Maple Leafs are playing Game 4 of their best-of-seven First Round series in the 2023 Stanley Cup Playoffs...Tampa Bay trails in the series 2-1...The Lightning are 6-6 all-time in a playoff series when trailing 2-1, the Bolts last coming back from a 2-1 deficit in the 2022 Eastern Conference Final vs. NY Rangers to win in six games on their way to advancing to the Stanley Cup Final...Tampa Bay is 8-4 all-time in Game 4s when trailing 2-1 in a series...The Lightning are 22-14 all-time in Game 4s, including an 8-7 mark in home Game 4s...The Bolts have won nine of their last 12 Game 4s going back to the start of the 2020 Playoffs...The Lightning are 5-5 all-time vs. TOR in the postseason…Nikita Kucherov has found the scoresheet in five of his last seven playoff games vs. TOR (2-7-9) with three multi-point efforts during that span…Brayden Point has points in three of his last five playoff games vs. TOR (3-2-5)…Steven Stamkos has pointed in five of his last seven playoff games vs. TOR (2-3-5)…Alex Killorn has found the scoresheet in six of his last nine playoff games vs. TOR (0-6-6)…Anthony Cirelli has four points over his last five playoff games vs. TOR (3-1-4)…Brandon Hagel has six points over his last seven playoff games vs. TOR (1-5-6)…Corey Perry has picked up seven points over his last nine playoff games vs. TOR (4-3-7)…Stamkos (24-43-67) holds the Tampa Bay franchise record for career points vs. TOR (reg. season + playoffs).
Monday's Storylines
The Lightning are 22-14 all-time in Game 4s, including an 9-3 record in their last 12 Game 4s...The Bolts are 8-8 all-time in Game 4s at home and have won six of their last seven Game 4s at home…The team to score the first goal has won all three games of the series…The Lightning have an all-time home playoff record of 61-47 and are 43-41 in 74 home playoff contests under head coach Jon Cooper…Tampa Bay has scored at least one power-play goal in six of their last nine playoff games vs. TOR…The Lightning are 122-89 all-time in the postseason, good for the third-best playoff win percentage (.578) among all NHL teams (best: Edmonton Oilers, .581).
Injuries
2022-23 Regular Season Man Games Lost: 109
2023 Playoffs Man Games Lost: 6
Current Injuries:
Erik Cernak (Day-to-day) 2 Games
Mikey Eyssimont (Day-to-day) 2 Games
Tampa Bay Sports Item of the Game
Lightning vs. Leafs Round 1 Match-up Pin
Tampa Bay Lightning 2023 Playoffs Round 1 match-up gear is now available. Buy today in store and online at TampaBaySports.com while supplies last.
The Road Ahead
Game 5 | Lightning at Maple Leafs, Thursday, April 27
Game 6 | Lightning vs. Maple Leafs, Saturday, April 29*
Game 7 | Lightning at Maple Leafs, Monday, May 1\
\If necessary
