The Tank for Tavares standings:
| Team | GP | Pts | |
| 1 | NYI | 54 | 38 |
| 2 | ATL | 56 | 43 |
| 3 | OTT | 52 | 46 |
| 4 | TAM | 54 | 47 |
| 5 | TOR | 54 | 50 |
| 6 | STL | 53 | 50 |
Tonight's a "four point game" in the Hunt for Hedman. Will the Maple Leafs ruin their chances at a good draft pick by beating Tampa? Will Toronto skate out to an early lead and blow it in comical fashion to signal their commitment to losing? Only time will tell!
On the injury front:
The Lightning are without Tank Superstars Jamie Heward, Paul Ranger, and Paul "Loose Vowels" Szczechura, while the Leafs are without Kaberle, Van Ryn and Frogren which will surely deplete the defense enough for Lecavalier to go to work.
Who's Hot:
Jason Blake has been ripping it up as of late (9G 9A 18Pts in his last 11GP)
Niklas Hagman (3G 2A 5Pts in his last 4GP)
Luke Schenn (very handsome)
Who's Not:
I don't remember the last time I saw Mikhail Grabovski do anything (1G 2A 3Pts in his last 13GP).
To be honest, despite talk of tanking I have to assume that these two teams would both like to win tonight. Players don't want to lose games, this could be an exciting tilt between two clubs that think they have a shot at skating hard and taking home a win. It could also be a snoozer where two teams think they'll beat up on a team low in the standings and both play sloppy hockey. Let's hope for the former.
