Maple Leafs’ record in loss to Lightning
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During Saturday night’s game on December 3, 2022, Mitch Marner broke the Toronto points streak record at 19 games, scoring short-handed and power-play goals. The Toronto Maple Leafs lost in overtime 4-3 against the Tampa Bay Lighting.
The Marner scored a short-handed goal early in the second period against the Lightning to reach his milestone and give Toronto a 1-0 lead. The right winger broke the Maple Leafs’ record set by Darryl Sittler in 1977-78 and matched by Eddie Olczyk in 1989-90. The NHL record is 51 games, set by Wayne Gretzky (1983-84).
During the second period, Tamp Bay’s Vladislav Namestnikov scored his first goal of the season.
Marner later scored a power-play goal in the third period, tying the game at three with 8:05 left in the third period.
In the opening four minutes of the third period, Tampa Bay had taken a 3-2 on power-play goals by Nikita Kucherov and Ross Colton. Kucherov's goal came after Marner was sent off for tripping at 0:04.
With 4:04 left in the third, Toronto's John Tavares had a goal disallowed after a review determined he kicked the puck into the net. Alex Killorn scored from the right circle 0:33 into overtime. Anthony Cirelli passed the puck to Killorn for the winner.
Sources:
CBC/Radio Canada. (2022, December 4). Marner breaks franchise record with 19-game point streak as Maple Leafs fall to lightning in OT | CBC sports. CBCnews. Retrieved December 4, 2022, from https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nhl/toronto-maple-leafs-tampa-bay-lightning-nhl-recap-dec-3-1.6673681#:~:text=NHL-,Marner%20breaks%20franchise%20record%20with%2019%2Dgame%20point%20streak%20as,Bay%20Lightning%20on%20Saturday%20night.
ESPN Internet Ventures. (n.d.). Maple Leafs vs. lightning - NHL game summary - December 3, 2022. ESPN. Retrieved December 4, 2022, from https://www.espn.com/nhl/game?gameId=401458979