Toronto Maple Leafs vs Tampa Bay Lightning live stream: Watch online free Thursday 7:30 ET as the Leafs look to close in on Tampa for second place in the Atlantic Division.

After scoring 16 goals in four games, the Toronto Maple Leafs (30-22-6) go into Tampa Bay vs the Lightning (32-19-5) only scoring one goal against a struggling Florida Panthers team. The Leafs are trailing them by only three points in the standings. Watch the free live stream online as both teams look to respond from losses with a big battle for two points.

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Recovering from a broken leg suffered Nov. 11, Tampa Bay's Steven Stamkos had Saturday's home game against Detroit as his target return date. Instead, his return date won't be for at least another few weeks after he is reevaluated. He will not be on Team Canada for the Olympics and instead one of the snubs in Martin St. Louis will be his replacement on the roster.

"Today is obviously very disappointing for me," Stamkos, who has 14 goals and nine assists in 17 games, said in a statement. "I honestly believe that we did everything possible in order to have my injured leg ready in time for the Olympics, but I realize you can't force healing. I know, in the best interest of my long term health, I cannot represent Canada in Sochi, as much as I would like to. I look forward to returning to the Lightning once cleared by the medical team."

Tampa got 151 shots on its recent 1-3-0 road trip where it only scored eight goals. Valtteri Filppula returned from missing a game with a lower-body injury to score in a 2-1 loss at Minnesota on Tuesday.

"Guys gave an effort (Tuesday)," coach Jon Cooper, whose team is 0 for 15 on the power play in the last six games, told ESPN.com. "They worked hard, just didn't work smart. We've got to regroup. We've got two (games before the break) left. Regroup and focus on Toronto."