The NHL Belt · rivalry
Tampa Bay Lightning vs. Toronto Maple Leafs
9Belt meetings
3Lightning wins
6Maple Leafs wins
5Title changes
Tampa Bay Lightning and Toronto Maple Leafs have met 9 times with the NHL belt on the line, from February 1, 2000 to February 25, 2026. The belt changed hands in 5 of those games. Toronto Maple Leafs lead the belt series 6–3.
| Belt game | Date | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6,047 | Feb 1, 2000 | Toronto Maple Leafs beat Tampa Bay Lightning 5–3 | Defense |
| 6,344 | Dec 19, 2002 | Toronto Maple Leafs beat Tampa Bay Lightning 2–1 | Title change |
| 6,367 | Feb 6, 2003 | Toronto Maple Leafs beat Tampa Bay Lightning 3–2 (OT) | Defense |
| 6,623 | Nov 1, 2006 | Toronto Maple Leafs beat Tampa Bay Lightning 4–2 | Defense |
| 7,663 | Feb 12, 2018 | Toronto Maple Leafs beat Tampa Bay Lightning 4–3 | Title change |
| 7,717 | Dec 13, 2018 | Tampa Bay Lightning beat Toronto Maple Leafs 4–1 | Title change |
| 8,065 | Dec 3, 2022 | Tampa Bay Lightning beat Toronto Maple Leafs 4–3 (OT) | Title change |
| 8,072 | Dec 20, 2022 | Toronto Maple Leafs beat Tampa Bay Lightning 4–1 | Title change |
| 8,385 | Feb 25, 2026 | Tampa Bay Lightning beat Toronto Maple Leafs 4–2 | Defense |