The Tampa Bay Lightning put on their rally caps to force overtime but eventually fell 4-3 in the extra period against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Wednesday at AMALIE Arena. Toronto scored twice in the first four minutes on Wednesday, but a late goal from Nick Perbix halved the Lightning deficit before the first period ended.

Matthew Knies scored a game-winning goal in overtime to record his second hat trick of the season, and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-3 on Wednesday night. Toronto opened up a three-point lead on Tampa Bay for first place in the Atlantic Division with four games left for each team.

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