No rest for the winners...
The Tampa Bay Lightning (47-23-7) will complete a back-to-back series with their contest tonight against the Toronto Maple Leafs (28-42-6) who are near the cellar of the NHL in general at the moment.
The Leafs may have fallen into dysfunction and disrepair, but they are also content when they have the opportunity to play the spoiler. The Leafs last game was a 4-3 overtime victory over the Ottawa Senators, dashing the Sens playoff hopes. It's also worth noting that game was Saturday.
As head coach Jon Cooper summarized it in December, "Standings don't mean S-with-a-T" , especially when it's a rested club plaing against a wary team.
Follow @RawCharge
:format(webp)/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/46014492/usa-today-8230944.0.jpg)
03.31.2015 Tampa Bay Lightning at Toronto Maple Leafs game day coverage
-
March 31, 2015
Reimer backstops 3-1 Leafs win over Bolts
The Tampa Bay Lightning ran into a hot goaltender, as a poor 1st period by the Bolts and strong play from James Reimer in net led the Toronto Maple Leafs to a 3-1 victory.
-
March 31, 2015
Game Chat: Lightning at Toronto Maple Leafs
The Bolts pair of 2012 first-round picks will be in the lineup, can they (along with the rest of the team) pull off a victory tonight?
-
March 31, 2015
Lightning at Maple Leafs preview
The Lightning have the opportunity to take the Atlantic Division lead in this flip-side game of back-to-back games.
-
March 31, 2015
Koekkoek recalled
The rookie defenseman might be making his NHL debut tonight when the Bolts visit Toronto.