It's turning out to be a dog fight for the division.. The Leafs are now fighting Buffalo and Boston for top spot in the North-East. It's the Leafs own doing. They have 4 wins in their last 10, and 4 of their 8 losses are against division rivals.
So, last year, the Leafs were 0-3-1 against Tampa, being shut out twice in those 4 games by Roloson and Ellis once each. Kessel has 13 points against Tampa in the 19 games that he has played against them.
Leafs are 2-6 in their last 8 and Tampa 4-4 in their last 8.
Leafs: 11-8-2 good for 1st in the North-East division (tied)
Lightning: 9-8-2 good for 3rd in the South-East
Looks like Lupul has a point per game pace for his last 34 games. I dont think Lupul gets enough credit. Since he came to the Leafs, Kessel has become more consistent. In fact, since Lupul came over, Kessel has only been held off the scoreboard in consecutive games once! His average point streak runs about 3.5 games, and his longest is 15 games (spread over the end of last year and beginning of this year).
Prediction: Leafs 4-1 - Kessel, Frattin, Steckel, Phanuef
Leafs have to go with Gustavsson tonight, he deserves it the most.
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