TORONTO -- Dennis Hildeby made 29 saves for his first NHL shutout and the Toronto Maple Leafs defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning 2-0 at Scotiabank Arena on Monday.

Morgan Rielly and Auston Matthews scored for the Maple Leafs (14-11-4), who are 4-0-1 in their past five games.

Jonas Johansson made 22 saves for the Lightning (16-11-2), who have lost four in a row and were shut out in back-to-back games for the first time since Nov. 11-14, 2023. The Lightning lost 2-0 to the New York Islanders on Saturday.

Forwards Brayden Point, who missed seven games with an undisclosed injury, and Nikita Kucherov, who missed one game with an undisclosed injury, each returned for Tampa Bay.

The Maple Leafs went up 1-0 at 16:26 of the first period. After Easton Cowan’s intended pass for William Nyland

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