Lightning’s Jake Guentzel to miss game vs. Maple Leafs due to family reasons

The Tampa Bay Lightning will face their Atlantic Division foe without Jake Guentzel . The team announced before puck drop on Wednesday that the winger would miss their contest against the Toronto Maple Leafs due to family reasons. Guentzel, 30, has 38 goals and 77 points in 76 games this season.

The two-time 40-goal scorer signed a seven-year, $63-million contract with the Lightning on July 1. He spent the first eight seasons of his career with the Pittsburgh Penguins, who drafted him in the third round of the 2013 NHL draft..