After Hedman passed Marty St. Louis (588) as the Lightning’s all-time assist leader, he joked that his record would be short-lived. Kucherov stands just 15 behind him with 575 in 747 career games, compared to Hedman’s 590 in 1,075.

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.

The Toronto Maple Leafs will welcome Auston Matthews and Matthew Knies back to the lineup when they face the Tampa Bay Lightning at Amalie Arena on Saturday. Heading into the game, Toronto was already at the maximum 23-player active roster limit,

O captain, my captain, our fearful trip is done. Maple Leafs’ captain Auston Matthews returned to the lineup after a nine-game absence due to a secretive upper-body injury, and he didn’t miss a beat.