Overview
- Dennis Hildeby stopped 29 shots for his first NHL shutout in Toronto’s 2-0 win, with goals from Morgan Rielly and an Auston Matthews empty-netter.
- The victory lifted the Maple Leafs to 4-0-1 over their past five and 14-11-4 on the season.
- With Joseph Woll and Anthony Stolarz on injured reserve, Toronto recalled Hildeby from the Marlies to start in goal.
- Coach Craig Berube said Chris Tanev is skating in a no-contact jersey with a Wednesday evaluation pending, Woll is tracking toward roughly a week out, and Stolarz remains off the ice.
- Tampa Bay started Jonas Johansson with Andrei Vasilevskiy on IR, was shut out for a second straight game to extend a four-game skid, and saw Gage Goncalves ejected for a kneeing major on Dakota Mermis during a third-period scrum that also brought a Bobby McMann match penalty.