> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Thursday's FTB: Out of it - URL: https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/thursdays-ftb-out-of-it/ - Published: 2026-02-26T11:38:01.000Z - Updated: 2026-02-26T12:24:46.000Z - Description: Leafs lose their first game back after the break. - Author: Hardev - Tags: From The Branches The Leafs lost their first game back from the Olympic Break 4-2 to the Tampa Bay Lightning. Shots on goal by the end of the game were close as the Lightning took their foot off the gas significantly, but the Leafs still only held 40% of the shots at 5v5 and 43% of the chances. It's hard to compete when the opponent takes more shots that can turn into goals than you do. John Tavares scored late in the third, seconds after Jake Guentzel missed an empty net to make it 3-1\. Matthew Knies scored in total garbage time to make it 4-2, but continued his streak of scoring against Florida teams. OEL led the team in shots (10), ahead of Tavares, Maccelli, Knies, and Rielly all with five. Benoit took two penalties, OEL and Matthews took one each. Matthews led the team in icetime and won two thirds of his faceoffs in an otherwise quiet night with only three shot attempts. Anthony Stolarz allowed four goals on 36 shots. He faced 4.54 expected goals so he somehow performed better than expected on a night he gave up four. Here are the goals: There were a couple no-goals that were waved off before Point opened the scoring. > Point makes it 1-0 and it counts [pic.twitter.com/5mcRLymL0D](https://t.co/5mcRLymL0D?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) > > — Omar (@TicTacTOmar) [February 26, 2026](https://twitter.com/TicTacTOmar/status/2026839729040241133?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) Goncalves followed it up with a second before the end of the first. > Goncalves doubles the lead [pic.twitter.com/xR61vhwlbG](https://t.co/xR61vhwlbG?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) > > — Omar (@TicTacTOmar) [February 26, 2026](https://twitter.com/TicTacTOmar/status/2026840183384031567?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) Kucherov scored on the power play to make it 3-0\. > Tic-Tac-Sell at the Deadline [pic.twitter.com/xRps9vbEMJ](https://t.co/xRps9vbEMJ?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) > > — Omar (@TicTacTOmar) [February 26, 2026](https://twitter.com/TicTacTOmar/status/2026850370585084266?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) The Leafs pulled the goalie early and we got this funny moment, excentuated by Tavares scoring on the same play. > BAWWGAWWDDDD ITS PATRICK STEFAN! [pic.twitter.com/I9o0uFjEDa](https://t.co/I9o0uFjEDa?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) > > — Omar (@TicTacTOmar) [February 26, 2026](https://twitter.com/TicTacTOmar/status/2026858129422516278?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) > me in the NHL : [pic.twitter.com/Xt0ndcf9EK](https://t.co/Xt0ndcf9EK?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) > > — Omar (@TicTacTOmar) [February 26, 2026](https://twitter.com/TicTacTOmar/status/2026859560636481781?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) > John Tavares ends the shutout 🚨 [pic.twitter.com/rPRhizM8aZ](https://t.co/rPRhizM8aZ?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) > > — Omar (@TicTacTOmar) [February 26, 2026](https://twitter.com/TicTacTOmar/status/2026858297857335648?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) It didn't take long for Tampa to get it back. > Point restores the three-goal lead 11 seconds later > > 4-1 [pic.twitter.com/pchBG3v8JO](https://t.co/pchBG3v8JO?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) > > — Omar (@TicTacTOmar) [February 26, 2026](https://twitter.com/TicTacTOmar/status/2026858488765268220?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) And then Knies with another flukey goal in garbage time. > Matthew Knies cuts the lead in half 🚨 [pic.twitter.com/ZvSCo1qzIS](https://t.co/ZvSCo1qzIS?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) > > — Omar (@TicTacTOmar) [February 26, 2026](https://twitter.com/TicTacTOmar/status/2026858987606429781?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) > Leafs lose > > sell at the deadline > > — Omar (@TicTacTOmar) [February 26, 2026](https://twitter.com/TicTacTOmar/status/2026860450877522204?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) Luke Haymes scored a hat trick for the Marlies last night. He's a centre if you feel like you need some of those after the deadline. > The celly says it all 👊 > > Luke Haymes tips one home to give the Marlies the early 1-0 lead! [pic.twitter.com/7Lw93lqwYF](https://t.co/7Lw93lqwYF?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) > > — Toronto Marlies (@TorontoMarlies) [February 26, 2026](https://twitter.com/TorontoMarlies/status/2026813488673292537?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) > DOUBLE DIPPIN' NEVER LOOKED SO GOOD! 😎 > > Luke Haymes strikes again to make it 2-1! [pic.twitter.com/IJQ3pPqlTE](https://t.co/IJQ3pPqlTE?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) > > — Toronto Marlies (@TorontoMarlies) [February 26, 2026](https://twitter.com/TorontoMarlies/status/2026835641116352922?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) > 🚨 LUKE HAYMES HAT TRICK!!!! 🚨 [pic.twitter.com/7GNBuh1wFn](https://t.co/7GNBuh1wFn?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) > > — Toronto Marlies (@TorontoMarlies) [February 26, 2026](https://twitter.com/TorontoMarlies/status/2026846174859153784?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) Another centre prospect, Tyler Hopkins, scored twice for Guelph. > "Hopping" back into the lead courtesy of Tyler Hopkins![#IoftheStorm](https://twitter.com/hashtag/IoftheStorm?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) | [#LeafsForever](https://twitter.com/hashtag/LeafsForever?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) [pic.twitter.com/JA3D7617ob](https://t.co/JA3D7617ob?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) > > — Guelph Storm (@Storm\_City) [February 26, 2026](https://twitter.com/Storm%5FCity/status/2026823509377192041?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) > Hopkins has SIX GOALS in SIX PERIODS and he's drafted 86th Overall to 6IX. [#IoftheStorm](https://twitter.com/hashtag/IoftheStorm?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) | [#LeafsForever](https://twitter.com/hashtag/LeafsForever?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) [pic.twitter.com/K4oTGiXwsR](https://t.co/K4oTGiXwsR?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) > > — Guelph Storm (@Storm\_City) [February 26, 2026](https://twitter.com/Storm%5FCity/status/2026834454249885755?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) And Harry Nansi, not sure if he's training as a centre or went back to wing, it's been a while. Anyway, he scored too, giving him 1g, 9a in 9 games. If you can't tell, he's a playmaker. > THAT GOAL WAS HARRY NICE🥶 > > Harry Nansi steals it before extending his point streak to nine games, and the [@AttackOHL](https://twitter.com/AttackOHL?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) are up one![#LeafsForever](https://twitter.com/hashtag/LeafsForever?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) [pic.twitter.com/eYeDh6d9N0](https://t.co/eYeDh6d9N0?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) > > — Ontario Hockey League (@OHLHockey) [February 26, 2026](https://twitter.com/OHLHockey/status/2026840776970268807?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) Here were the NHL scores from last night. > The [@DallasStars](https://twitter.com/DallasStars?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) extended their winning streak to seven games, which is tied for the longest active run in the NHL along with the Blue Jackets (also 7-0-0).[#NHLStats](https://twitter.com/hashtag/NHLStats?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com): [https://t.co/G8iUqSpPlE](https://t.co/G8iUqSpPlE?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) [pic.twitter.com/XV5c7yRHzh](https://t.co/XV5c7yRHzh?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) > > — NHL Public Relations (@NHLPR) [February 26, 2026](https://twitter.com/NHLPR/status/2026911334944637247?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) And here's Berube and the team talking after the loss. And ICYMI, here's the team talking before the loss. The Leafs will now take an unmarked van to the other Florida swamp for a game against the Panthers tonight.