The Tampa Bay Lightning lost a tough game to the Toronto Maple Leafs. Going down by a score of 5-3, the Lightning could have used some more offensive firepower

TAMPA -- Nikita Kucherov is day to day with an undisclosed injury for the Tampa Bay Lightning and did not play in a 5-3 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs at Amalie Arena on Saturday.

The Tampa Bay Lightning will be without their star forward, Nikita Kucherov, for tonight’s game, as confirmed by Elliotte Friedman just minutes ahead of the game.

After Hedman passed Marty St. Louis (588) as the Lightning’s all-time assist leader, he joked that his record would be short-lived. Kucherov stands just 15 behind him with 575 in 747 career games, compared to Hedman’s 590 in 1,075.

A late comeback attempt fell just short for the Tampa Bay Lightning in a 5-3 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday. Toronto led 4-0 through two periods at AMALIE Arena, but the Lightning scored three goals in the final nine minutes to make it 4-3.

The Toronto Maple Leafs built up a 4-0 lead and then held on to win 5-3 over the Lightning in Tampa Bay. What were the good, bad, and ugly aspects of the game?