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Tampa Bay Lightning vs Toronto Maple Leafs

Regular season · Saturday, December 19, 2026 · Scotiabank Arena

Tampa Bay LightningTampa BayLightningAway

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Toronto Maple LeafsTorontoMaple LeafsHome

SN · The Spot

Game preview

The Tampa Bay Lightning visit the Toronto Maple Leafs at Scotiabank Arena on Saturday, December 19, 2026, with puck drop at 7:00 PM ET. The game is on SN and The Spot.

This is the first of 4 meetings between the teams this season.

Rest and travel

Lightning

First game of a road trip.

  1. 92026-12-09: no game
  2. 102026-12-10: vs BOS
  3. 112026-12-11: no game
  4. 122026-12-12: vs PIT
  5. 132026-12-13: at STL, second of a back-to-backB2B
  6. 142026-12-14: no game
  7. 152026-12-15: at PIT
  8. 162026-12-16: no game
  9. 172026-12-17: vs CGY
  10. 182026-12-18: no game
  11. 192026-12-19: at TOR
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~1,098 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~1,098 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home

Maple Leafs

First home game after a 2-game road trip (Minnesota and New Jersey).

  1. 92026-12-09: at DAL
  2. 102026-12-10: no game
  3. 112026-12-11: no game
  4. 122026-12-12: vs VGK
  5. 132026-12-13: vs ANA, second of a back-to-backB2B
  6. 142026-12-14: no game
  7. 152026-12-15: at MIN
  8. 162026-12-16: no game
  9. 172026-12-17: at NJD
  10. 182026-12-18: no game
  11. 192026-12-19: vs TBL
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~334 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~2,017 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home
Home game Road game This gameB2B = second night of a back-to-back. Distances are approximate.

Lines from last game

Tampa Bay LightningLightningTue, Oct 13 at NYR
  1. L1Girgensons#28Holmberg#29Mikheyev#95
    10:27 together at 5v5
  2. L2Point#21Goncalves#93Kucherov#86
    5:49 together at 5v5
  3. L3NewHagel#38Guentzel#59Geekie#94
    1:46 together at 5v5
  1. D1Carlson#74Moser#90
    12:15 together at 5v5
  2. D2D'Astous#51Crozier#24
    10:25 together at 5v5
  3. D3McDonagh#27Cernak#81
    8:50 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Hagel LGuentzel CPoint CKucherov RCarlson D2:13
  2. 2Cirelli CGoncalves CGeekie CHolmberg RD'Astous D0:50

Penalty kill

  1. 1Hagel LCirelli CHedman DCrozier D1:57
  2. 2Hagel LCirelli CMcDonagh DCernak D1:17
Toronto Maple LeafsMaple LeafsTue, Oct 13 at UTA
  1. L1Roslovic#96Matthews#34Marchenko#86
    9:37 together at 5v5
  2. L2NewPaul#20McKenna#92Sissons#15
    6:09 together at 5v5
  3. L3NewTavares#91Nylander#88Cowan#53
    5:53 together at 5v5
  1. D1McCabe#22Raddysh#43
    12:12 together at 5v5
  2. D2NewRielly#44Stecher#28
    5:32 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewEkman-Larsson#95Blankenburg#3
    3:19 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Tavares CMatthews CNylander RMarchenko RRaddysh D3:07
  2. 2McKenna LRoslovic CCowan RRielly DBlankenburg D0:23

Penalty kill

  1. 1Sissons CBlueger CMcCabe DStecher D1:31
  2. 2Paul LDuhaime LEkman-Larsson DStecher D0:29

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

TBLTOR

Settled lines

Share of 5v5 time from the regular top four lines · 2026–27

TBL 57% (5th most shuffled)TOR 47% (2nd most shuffled)
← Shuffles linesKeeps lines together →

Goalie pull, down one

Median time left in the 3rd when the goalie comes out, delayed penalties excluded · 2025–26 · under 10 pulls is a small sample

TBL 2:04 left (5th earliest · 16 pulls)TOR 1:29 left (3rd latest · 9 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

TBL 49.1s (11th longest)TOR 45.8s (4th shortest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

Share of 5v5 goals against with a skater 60s+ into his shift · 2025–26

TBL 28% (12th least often)TOR 26% (7th least often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series