Toronto brings losing streak into matchup with Tampa Bay
The Toronto Maple Leafs aim to break their four-game skid when they play the Tampa Bay LightningNOVEMBER 5, 2023•ASSOCIATED PRESS
Anton Forsberg - Takes loss in reliefForsberg appeared in relief Saturday and allowed three goals on 17 shots in a 6-4 loss to Tampa Bay.
ImpactStarter Joonas Korpisalo was pulled midway through the second after allowing three goals on 20 shots. After the Sens opened the scoring, the Bolts took over and neither goalie had support. Forsberg is 2-2-0 with a 3.42 GAA and .863 save percentage. Keep him benched until the team in front of him has settled.
NOVEMBER 5, 2023•ROTOWIRE
Joonas Korpisalo - Pulled to spark teamKorpisalo allowed three goals on 20 shots Saturday before being replaced midway through the second period by Anton Forsberg. The final score was 6-4 for the Lightning.
ImpactKorpisalo had played well prior to Saturday, and this loss really wasn't on him. He didn't want to leave the game and tossed his stick down the runway. The Sens struggled in the game, so Korpisalo will be in there again soon -- he's holding them up until they figure out how to play in their own zone.
NOVEMBER 5, 2023•ROTOWIRE
Brady Tkachuk - Another multi-goal gameTkachuk had two goals and an assist in a 6-4 loss to Tampa Bay on Saturday.
ImpactHis first was a tip-in at 12:58 of the first to give the Sens a 1-0 lead. Then he cut it to 5-3 at 11:08 in the second with a wrist shot from the right dot on the power play. It was Tkachuk's fourth multi-goal game this season. And he has eight goals and three assists in 10 games this season, but he's been held off the scoresheet five times in those 10 games. Tkachuk is doing well offensively so far, but we'd love to see more consistency.
NOVEMBER 5, 2023•ROTOWIRE
Mikey Eyssimont - Surprise highlight-reel goalEyssimont scored a goal Saturday in a 6-4 win over the Senators.
ImpactIt was a highlight-reel snipe. Eyssimont split the Sens' D on a rush and roofed a backhand as he fell to the ice. "I don't know if tenacity has ever been a problem with him, to be honest," Lightning coach Jon Cooper said of Eyssimont. "That's kind of what he brings every single night. ... He never stops on plays, and he didn't stop on that one and he was rewarded." The fourth liner has three goals and one assist in 11 games. His fantasy value is nominal.
NOVEMBER 5, 2023•ROTOWIRE
Nikita Kucherov - Five-point offensive explosionKucherov had a goal and four assists in a 6-4 win over Ottawa on Saturday.
ImpactKucherov essentially put the Bolts on his back and carried them to victory. "I think it all started with [Kucherov] dumping pucks in and showing us how to play, how to play hard," Lightning forward Michael Eyssimont said after the game. "He led us tonight, all night. Not just on the scoresheet, but the way he played." It was Kucherov's fourth, five-point NHL game, which moved him ahead of Vincent Lecavalier for most in Lightning history.
NOVEMBER 5, 2023•ROTOWIRE
Brayden Point - Four-point outburst in winPoint had a hat trick and an assist in a 6-4 win over the Senators on Saturday.
ImpactIt was Point's second career hat trick. His first came on Nov. 18, 2018 when he notched all three goals in 1:31 in a game against the Pens. Point put the Bolts up 2-1 with a short-side wrister in the first minute of the second period. His second came on a jam play that trickled over the goal line later in the second. His third, which was a redirection of a feed from Steven Stamkos on the power play, stood as the eventual winner. Point became the 10th player in franchise history to score multiple hat tricks in his career.
NOVEMBER 5, 2023•ROTOWIRE
