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).

TAMPA – Auston Matthews had two assists in his return from injury for the Toronto Maple Leafs in a 5-3 win against the Tampa Bay Lightning at Amalie Arena on Saturday. The Maple Leafs captain missed nine games with an upper-body injury.

The Tampa Bay Lightning dropped their second game to the Toronto Maple Leafs this season, 5-3. A third-period comeback attempt made a sure win for Toronto into a nail-biter. However, the Maple Leafs’ second-period onslaught proved to be too much to overcome.