Matthew Knies had two goals and an assist and the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the visiting Tampa Bay Lightning 5-3 on Monday night. Mitchell Marner had a goal and two assists and Auston Matthews added a goal and an assist for the Maple Leafs,

TORONTO -- Auston Matthews scored for the fourth straight game and had an assist for the Toronto Maple Leafs in a 5-3 win against the Tampa Bay Lightning at Scotiabank Arena on Monday. The goal was Matthews’ eighth in nine games since his return after missing the previous six because of an upper-body injury.

Matthew Knies had two goals and an assist as the Toronto Maple Leafs held on late to down the Tampa Bay Lightning 5-3 on Monday night.Auston Matthews and William Nylander also scored for Toronto. Joseph Woll made 27 saves.

Auston Matthews, with a goal and an assist, and William Nylander also scored for Toronto in the 5-3 win on Monday night.

Matthew Knies had two goals and an assist as the Toronto Maple Leafs held on late to down the Tampa Bay Lightning 5-3 on Monday.

The netminder was handed two minutes for holding Matthews’ stick (served by Blue Jackets forward Dmitri Voronkov). Matthews, meanwhile, served two minutes for Illegal Equipment at the 6:26 mark of the opening period. After the game, Matthews commented on the incident claiming he was unaware of the ruling of the infraction.

Matthew Knies had two goals and an assist as the Toronto Maple Leafs held on late to down the Tampa Bay Lightning 5-3 on Monday night. Auston Matthews and William Nylander also scored for Toronto. Joseph Woll made 27 saves.

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Paul buried a shot-pass by Brandon Hagel near the net on the power play to make it 4-3 less than two minutes after Knies’ second goal. Tampa Bay forward Brayden Point appeared to tie the game late with a backhand shot that hit the crossbar, but the puck bounced through the crease without crossing the goal line.

Matthew Knies had two goals and an assist as the Toronto Maple Leafs held on late to down the Tampa Bay Lightning 5-3 on Monday.

The Toronto Maple Leafs will take the momentum of a seven-goal outburst into their home game against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Monday night.