TAMPA -- Matthew Knies completed a hat trick at 2:56 of overtime to give the Toronto Maple Leafs a 4-3 victory against the Tampa Bay Lightning at Amalie Arena on Wednesday. Knies won it when he stuffed the puck into an open net off a backdoor pass from Auston Matthews.

Matthew Knies capped a hat-trick with the game-winner at 2:56 of overtime as the Toronto Maple Leafs earned a giant win on Wednesday night, edging the host Tampa Bay Lightning 4-3 in a battle for Atlantic Division supremacy.

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Matthew Knies scored a game-winning goal in overtime to record his second hat trick of the season, and the Toronto Maple Leafs beat the Tampa Bay Lightning 4-3 on Wednesday night. Toronto opened up a three-point lead on Tampa Bay for first place in the Atlantic Division with four games left for each team.