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[POSTGAME] Toronto Maple Leafs @ Tampa Bay Lightning – 4/17/24 – The One Where Kuch Got His 100th Assist Of The Season



#Box Score

[Full stats at NHL.com](https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/tor-vs-tbl/2024/04/17/2023021304)

##Scoreboard – Final!!!!!

Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total
—|—|—-|—-|—-
TOR [](/r/leafs) | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4
TB [](/r/tampabaylightning) | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6

##Scoring

Team | Goal Scorer | Description | Assist 1 | Assist 2 | Period | Time
—-|—-|—-|—-|—-|—-|—-
TB [](/r/tampabaylightning) | PAUL!!! (24) | EV, greasy | Duclair (18) | Dumba (8) | 1st | 3:58
TB [](/r/tampabaylightning) | KUUUUUUUUUCHEROV!!!! (44) | EV, lovely | Hagel (49) | Stamkos (40) | 1st | 6:14
TOR [](/r/leafs) | Reaves (4) | EV, meh | Kampf (10) | Dewar (7) | 1st | 13:18
TB [](/r/tampabaylightning) | DUCLAIR!!!! (24) | EV, lovely pass | Paul (22) | Stamkos (41) | 2nd | 6:37
TB [](/r/tampabaylightning) | POINT!!!! (46) | PP, one timer | Kuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuucherov (***100!***) | Raddysh (27) | 2nd | 17:05
TB [](/r/tampabaylightning) | HAGEL!!!!! (26) | EV, breakaway | de Haan (7) | | 2nd | 17:57
TB [](/r/tampabaylightning) | JEANNOT!!!! (7) | EV, laser | Eyssimont (14) | Chaffee (3) | 3rd | 11:27
TOR [](/r/leafs) | Brodie (1) | EV, Dumba held it too long | Dewar (8) | Kampf (11) | 3rd | 14:02
TOR [](/r/leafs) | Holmberg (7) | EV, bleh | Robertson (13) | | 3rd | 16:20
TOR [](/r/leafs) | Tavares (29) | EV, whatever | | | 3rd | 19:23

##Penalties

Team | Player | PIM | Infraction | Period | Time | Goal Scored During PP?
—-|—-|—-|—|—|—|—-
TB [](/r/tampabaylightning) | Hagel | 2 | Tripping | 1st | 10:15 | No
TB [](/r/tampabaylightning) | Point | 2 | Holding | 1st | 18:54 | No
TOR [](/r/leafs) | Marner | 2 | Tripping | 2nd | 8:00 | No
TOR [](/r/leafs) | Matthews | 2 | Hooking | 2nd | 13:59 | No
Both | Dumba and Timmins | 2 | Roughing And Stuff (Bolts PP) | 2nd | 16:28 | YES!!!!!
TOR [](/r/leafs) | Benoit | 2 | Hooking | 2nd | 20:00 | No
TB [](/r/tampabaylightning) | Hagel | 2 | Tripping | 3rd | 5:11 | No

##Shots On Goal

Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | Total
—|—|—-|—-|—-
TOR [](/r/leafs) | 16 | 9 | 13 | 38
TB [](/r/tampabaylightning) | 10 | 14 | 8 | 32

#Next Games

Date | Time | Opponent | TV
—-|—-|——–|–
4/21/24 | 12:30 PM | @ FLA [](/r/floridapanthers) | TBD
TBD | TBD | @ FLA [](/r/floridapanthers) | TBD
TBD | TBD | vs. FLA [](/r/floridapanthers) | TBD
TBD | TBD | vs. FLA [](/r/floridapanthers) | TBD
TBD | TBD | @ FLA [](/r/floridapanthers) (if necessary) | TBD

#Notes

* Kuch got his 100th assist of the season! Now let’s do well in the playoffs!!!

* GO BOLTS!!!!

by RandomBoltsFan

45 Comments

  1. RagsAberdeen

    – 100 assists for Kuch ✅

    – Point gets Kuch’s pass for 40 ✅

    – Kuch smiled?

    – Whooped the Leafs ✅

    – Shut down Matthews ✅

    – Killer end to the season ✅

    – Nicky got the puck for Kuch ✅

  2. Overseer190_

    KUUUUUCHHHH 100 ASSISTS!

    Meanwhile, Matthews stays at 69 goals and the Leafs lose against an AHL goalie and missing defense. Can’t wait for them to be swept against Boston.

  3. 100 apples, Paul/Chaffee masterclass, Jeannot goal, and on top of it pennywise couldn’t score if his life depended on it. Great cap off to the regular season. Kucherov is the fucking MVP.

  4. crispychiggin

    Lightning bros do what they can to get Kuch over the threshold.

    Leafs mates can’t do the same for Mathews 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

  5. BrolexRolex

    I hope Auston Matthews sees Matt Tomkins in his dreams tonight

  6. MonarchChonarch

    Kuch will win MVP, I can feel it in my Hart

  7. jew_tang_clan

    u/RandomBoltsFan did you put 100 u’s on there?

  8. spideralex90

    I am a okay with that outcome. LETS GO BEAT THE LESSER FLORIDA TEAM!

  9. Kuch got his record!

    As much as I love it, time for sentimentality is over. IT’S PLAYOFF TIME. LFG BOLTS

  10. LukeSkywalker1848

    The best ending to the regular season I could’ve asked for. Congrats Kuch!!!! See y’all on Sunday. I love this team. Go Bolts!!!

  11. KILLER_IF

    Unfortunately Kuch did not get to 170 points and 60 goals, meaning he will not win the Hart

  12. Three_Froggy_Problem

    This “meaningless” game was one of the most fun ones all season

  13. No-Willingness-5403

    Honestly loved this game going in against the kittens. Also excited to watch Boston-leafs game and see who can outdo themselves in the worst way possible

  14. TacticalLuke09

    Matt Tomkins is a Lightning legend as far as I’m concerned

  15. BigBuddha15

    No matter what happens in the playoffs, I’m really happy with what this team showed this season. They had so much roster turnover and no Vasy and things looked bleak for the first half of the year, but they came together to make the playoffs with plenty of time to spare. A real testament to both cooper and of course Kuch to sometimes will the team to wins

  16. DankGreenBush

    Mishkin call replay is gonna send me to the stratosphere

  17. What an amazing game to watch that means absolutely nothing for the standings

  18. HannTwistzz

    Lilleberg looked great tonight in the 1D spot. But why didn’t point shoot that EN for 145

  19. Hobbitsliketoparty

    The bias from the post game talking heads for MacK is so evident

  20. crispychiggin

    Imagine being the league’s top scorer but not being able to beat the Lightning’s emergency backup goalie 😭

  21. Rad_Hyper8

    Damn at least if you make us watch it on Max then keep up with the stream and provide post game! To me it’s a shitty presentation….

  22. Mythalium

    Looking forward to Steve Dangle continuing his Joker arc tonight

  23. Basil_Normal

    This is the most fun I’ve had watching a hockey game in a while lol. Just absolute comedy from start to finish

  24. Alchemiist7

    GG BOYS! RIDE THIS MOMENTUM INTO THE PLAYOFFS

  25. Freethinker9

    Ppl really gonna blame Tompkins for not letting Austin Matthew’s score? Lmao

  26. dolewhiplash

    This team is playing for each other, I really believe we can do something special here. LFGB 💙⚡️

  27. Mixed end to the season, Kuch got his 100th, they didn’t let Matthews get his 70th but I wished they hadn’t hung Tomkins out to dry. He’s my number one star tonight.

  28. ChampaBayLightning

    I cannot understand all the supposed Lightning fans in the main hockey sub saying they wish Matthews had scored. What kind of lane mentality is that wanting Kuch’s milestone to be overshadowed by a rival on our home ice in the last game of the season.

  29. hi_i_am_J

    let them get more goals than the should’ve in the 3rd there but at least none were Matthew’s, playoff time yall lets go

  30. Mountain_Anywhere645

    Lost in the excitement of this last month or so is how great of a pick up Anthony Duclair has been. I remember going to a Coyotes game out here in AZ during his and Domi’s rookie year. I was impressed by Duke then and I want us to re-sign the guy in the offseason. He’s had such a tremendous impact, he’s a perfect fit.

  31. anonymousmouse17

    I already didn’t like the Leafs, and their performance tonight made me dislike them even more. Several days ago someone on here posted the interview where Coop said if a player (even Kuch) misses a team meeting, they sit. It’s about building the team. Leafs are playing their last game of the season, looking like fresh doggie doo doo going into the playoffs, and they put all of their offense weapons out there to try and spoon-feed Matthews a goal for his own personal reasons. Pathetic look for a franchise

  32. tibberskuma

    For those that weren’t at the game, they were handing out jerseys off their backs and signing them and Tomkins scanned up and down the row a few times looking for the person holding his number that he could give his jersey to and no one had it. He looked very upset that he was excluded and I do not blame him one bit. Dude pulled an all-time performance for his first Maple Leafs game and got snubbed on celebrating. Hope he knows we appreciate him.

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