Tyler Johnson and Cedric Paquette help Lightning achieve 6-2 win over Maple Leafs in Toronto

TORONTO (AP) — Tyler Johnson and Cedric Paquette each scored two goals, and the NHL-leading Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 6-2 on Monday night.

Anthony Cirelli and Ondrej Palat also scored for Tampa Bay (53-13-4), and Ryan McDonagh, Yanni Gourde and Jan Rutta had two assists apiece. Nikita Kucherov helped set up the game’s first goal for his NHL-best 111th point of the season.

Andrei Vasilevskiy made 26 saves to improve to 12-1-2 over his last 15 starts.

Auston Matthews and Connor Brown scored for Toronto (42-22-5). Frederik Andersen allowed four goals on 19 shots before he was pulled early in the second period. Garret Sparks finished with 21 saves in relief.

The Lightning became just the seventh team in NHL history to reach 110 points through 70 games, joining the Montreal Canadiens (1975-76, 1976-77 and 1977-78), Boston Bruins (1970-71 and 1971-72) and Detroit Red Wings (1995-96).

Minus winger Kasperi Kapanen because of illness, as well as injured defensemen Jake Gardiner (back) and Travis Dermott (shoulder), the Leafs were back at Scotiabank Arena after grabbing five of six points on their annual trip through Western Canada.

Tampa Bay opened the scoring 10:07 into the first when McDonagh’s pass in front went off Johnson’s skate and past Andersen for his 23rd goal.

The Lightning made it 2-0 with 1:22 left in period when Cirelli’s deft deflection from the slot fooled Andersen for his 14th.

Tampa Bay added three more in the second. Johnson got a tap-in and Braydon Coburn made it 4-0 when his shot hit Palat and ricocheted in off Matthews for his eighth, chasing Andersen.

Matthews got Toronto on the board at 11:49 when he stepped past Point and beat Vasilevskiy for his 31st off the rush. But Paquette responded for Tampa Bay, finishing off a 3-on-1 for a short-handed goal with 1:44 left in the period.

Fans then voiced their displeasure with boos as the Leafs, who still sit in fifth in the overall standings, headed to the locker room for the second intermission.

NOTES: McDonagh played the 600th game of his career. … The Leafs and Lightning play one more time in the regular season April 4 at Scotiabank Arena.