Toronto Maple Leafs at Tampa Bay Lightning

Wednesday, February 25, 2026, 7:30 PM ET Benchmark International Arena, Tampa Regular Season Final

Final score

The Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 4–2 on Wednesday, February 25, 2026 at home.

Final score, Toronto Maple Leafs at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	Goals	2025-2026 record
Toronto Maple Leafs	2	32-36-14
at Tampa Bay Lightning	4	50-26-6

Goals by period, Toronto Maple Leafs at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Toronto Maple Leafs	0	0	2	2
Tampa Bay Lightning	0	2	2	4

Shots on goal by period, Toronto Maple Leafs at Tampa Bay Lightning
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Toronto Maple Leafs	8	14	12	34
Tampa Bay Lightning	4	20	12	36

Scoring summary

Every goal, Toronto Maple Leafs at Tampa Bay Lightning. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
2nd	07:07	Tampa Bay Lightning	Brayden Point (12)	Charle-Edouard D'Astous (15), Pontus Holmberg (9)	Even strength	TOR 0, TBL 1
2nd	07:58	Tampa Bay Lightning	Gage Goncalves (7)	Nikita Kucherov (63), Charle-Edouard D'Astous (16)	Even strength	TOR 0, TBL 2
3rd	02:59	Tampa Bay Lightning	Nikita Kucherov (30)	Gage Goncalves (12), Brayden Point (20)	Even strength	TOR 0, TBL 3
3rd	16:19	Toronto Maple Leafs	John Tavares (21)	William Nylander (35), Matthew Knies (33)	Power play	TOR 1, TBL 3
3rd	16:30	Tampa Bay Lightning	Brayden Point (13)	Nikita Kucherov (64), Gage Goncalves (13)	Even strength	TOR 1, TBL 4
3rd	17:13	Toronto Maple Leafs	Matthew Knies (15)	William Nylander (36), Auston Matthews (23)	Even strength	TOR 2, TBL 4

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Toronto Maple Leafs skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 11 M. Domi	C	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	0	0		18:31
Number 18 S. Lorentz	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0		10:18
Number 19 C. Jarnkrok	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		08:11
Number 23 M. Knies	L	1	1	2	0	0	3	1	0	0		17:48
Number 24 S. Laughton	C	0	0	0	-2	0	1	1	0	0	62.5%	12:02
Number 34 A. Matthews	C	0	1	1	+1	2	2	1	3	0	66.7%	22:54
Number 55 N. Roy	C	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	0	47.1%	15:22
Number 63 M. Maccelli	L	0	0	0	-1	0	4	0	1	0		14:15
Number 74 B. McMann	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	3	0	0		14:24
Number 88 W. Nylander	R	0	2	2	0	0	4	0	0	0	100%	19:02
Number 89 N. Robertson	L	0	0	0	-2	0	1	5	1	0		12:52
Number 91 J. Tavares	C	1	0	1	-1	0	3	0	1	1	52.9%	17:29
Number 2 S. Benoit	D	0	0	0	-2	4	1	4	1	0		14:32
Number 22 J. McCabe	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	3	0		22:00
Number 25 B. Carlo	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	3	0		17:43
Number 28 T. Stecher	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	0	0		16:28
Number 44 M. Rielly	D	0	0	0	-1	0	3	2	0	0		20:09
Number 95 O. Ekman-Larsson	D	0	0	0	0	2	3	1	3	0		22:40

Toronto Maple Leafs goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 41 A. Stolarz	36	32	4	.889	55:20	Loss

Tampa Bay Lightning skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 17 D. James	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	50%	10:59
Number 21 B. Point	C	2	1	3	+4	0	5	0	0	56.5%	22:16
Number 22 O. Bjorkstrand	R	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	1	100%	12:29
Number 28 Z. Girgensons	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	2	1	57.1%	17:54
Number 29 P. Holmberg	R	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	75%	15:43
Number 37 Y. Gourde	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	4	0	26.7%	19:53
Number 38 B. Hagel	L	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	1		20:30
Number 46 S. Sabourin	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1		05:54
Number 59 J. Guentzel	C	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	1		22:25
Number 86 N. Kucherov	R	1	2	3	+3	0	2	0	2		23:57
Number 93 G. Goncalves	C	1	2	3	+4	0	2	0	0		11:51
Number 27 R. McDonagh	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	1		16:19
Number 43 D. Raddysh	D	0	0	0	+1	0	3	1	0		23:55
Number 51 C. D'Astous	D	0	2	2	+2	0	0	1	0		15:09
Number 77 V. Hedman	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		11:51
Number 78 E. Lilleberg	D	0	0	0	+3	0	0	2	0		09:33
Number 81 E. Cernak	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	0		17:04
Number 90 J. Moser	D	0	0	0	+2	0	2	1	2		18:53

Tampa Bay Lightning goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 88 A. Vasilevskiy	34	32	2	.941	60:00	Win

Penalties, Toronto Maple Leafs at Tampa Bay Lightning
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	14:06	Toronto Maple Leafs	Simon Benoit	Slashing	2
2nd	00:48	Tampa Bay Lightning	Erik Cernak	Interference	2
2nd	07:58	Toronto Maple Leafs	Oliver Ekman-Larsson	Roughing	2
3rd	05:24	Toronto Maple Leafs	Auston Matthews	Tripping	2
3rd	09:43	Toronto Maple Leafs	Simon Benoit	Hooking	2
3rd	14:54	Tampa Bay Lightning	Ryan McDonagh	Holding	2

Toronto Maple Leafs head coach: Craig Berube
Tampa Bay Lightning head coach: Jon Cooper
Referees: Furman South, Graham Skilliter
Linesmen: Julien Fournier, Tyson Baker
Toronto Maple Leafs scratches: Dakota Joshua, Philippe Myers, Easton Cowan
Tampa Bay Lightning scratches: Anthony Cirelli, Curtis Douglas, Declan Carlile

Every Toronto Maple Leafs and Tampa Bay Lightning game in the 2025-2026 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Tampa Bay Lightning 0 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Toronto Maple Leafs, Mon, Dec 8, 2025
Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 4	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Tampa Bay Lightning, Wed, Feb 25, 2026
Tampa Bay Lightning 5 at Toronto Maple Leafs 2	Final	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Mar 7, 2026

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