James van Riemsdyk scored two goals to lead the Toronto Maple Leafs to a much-needed 5-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday night.
David Clarkson, Richard Panik and Roman Polak added goals for Toronto, which scored early in the first period and three times in the second to snap a three-game losing streak.
Alex Killorn and Steven Stamkos scored for Tampa Bay, which has dropped two straight after beating the Rangers in New York 5-1 on Monday.
Van Riemsdyk scored up high twice in the second period, beating goalie Ben Bishop over his glove at 12:31 and again on the power play at 15:15. Van Riemsdyk's second goal gave the Maple Leafs a three-goal cushion heading into the third.
The usually high-scoring Lightning couldn't break through Jonathan Bernier, who redeemed himself after being pulled from Tuesday's 9-2 loss to Nashville after allowing three goals on 12 shots in 20 minutes.
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