This pair served as the shutdown group, seeing plenty of the Lightning’s top line and keeping them off the board. Both Ekman-Larsson and Tanev did a good job winning puck battles in their own zone and transitioning the puck up the ice.

Limited cap space and draft capital could affect what the Maple Leafs and Lightning do by the NHL trade deadline, but there are areas where they clearly need a boost.

Welcome to the NHL On Tap, a daily look at the games on the NHL schedule. There are nine games on the schedule for Monday, including one televised nationally in the United States and Canada: Tampa Bay Lightning at Toronto Maple Leafs (7:30 p.