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.

Auston Matthews is expected to return for the Toronto Maple Leafs against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday (7 p.m. ET; FDSNSUN, SNP, SNO, SNE, CBC).

While the Lightning lost this matchup, they certainly went down with a fight. After being down 4-0, the Lightning scored three unanswered goals in the third period. Mikey Eyssimont, Jake Guentzel, and Cam Atkinson each scored.