TORONTO -- The mercurial Nazem Kadri has been a hot-button topic for the Toronto Maple Leafs in the past. But under coach Randy Carlyle, the 22-year-old offensive dynamo is managing to choose his moments and make them count. Kadri had three assists and linemate Joffrey Lupul added a goal and an assist as the Maple Leafs snapped a five-game winless streak with a 4-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Wednesday night. Kadri, Lupul and Nikolai Kulemin won the battle against the Lightnings top line of Steven Stamkos, Martin St. Louis and Cory Conacher. Stamkos, the leagues top goal-scorer, was limited to one shot. Kadris three points tie a career high (he had a hat trick in the Feb. 28 game against the Islanders). The shifty centre had a chance at a fourth point but was hauled down in front of goal by Teddy Purcell midway through the third period. Dion Phaneuf, Tyler Bozak and Kulemin also scored for Toronto (16-12-2) before 19,433 at the Air Canada Centre as Toronto led 4-0 by the halfway mark. Rookies Radko Gudas and Conacher scored consolation goals for Tampa Bay (13-16-1) in the third, spoiling James Reimers shutout attempt. Tampa outshot Toronto 28-26. Kadri leads the Leafs in scoring with 30 points on 11 goals and 19 assists. And Carlyle said his plan is to put Kadris line against the oppositions top trio. "Were going to test Kadri against the best players," he said. "He wants that, he cherishes it and tonight it worked for him." Former coach Ron Wilson complained about Kadris defence but Carlyle says the youngster was never negligent in that area. "The biggest emergence of Nazem Kadri is where and when in the game to try to use the skill moves," Carlyle said. "He was always good defensively. ... What happens in your transition from junior to pro hockey, its the number of times that you expose yourself to the high-risk, high reward and where you do and when you do it on the ice. "Thats really been the learning curve for Nazie. We always knew that he had skill." The Leafs had been off since a 5-4 shootout loss to the visiting Winnipeg Jets on Saturday, with their last win coming March 6 -- a 5-4 decision over visiting Ottawa. "We knew we had to come out with our foot on the gas pedal right away," said Kadri, who pointed to good chemistry with Lupul. "Were pretty much on the same page offensively," Kadri added. "We know where each other are going to be before were there." Lupul, meanwhile, pointed to Kulemins skills. Toronto gave up 16 goals during the five-game winless slide with Reimer, 0-1-2 during that run, allowing eight goals on 76 shots. Tampa, while 4-6-0 in its last 10, came into the game on back-to-back wins over Carolina and Philadelphia that saw it score four goals in each game. The Lightning were without star forward Vincent Lecavalier, who reportedly suffered a broken left foot March 12 against Florida. "It took us too much time to get our legs," complained Tampa coach Guy Boucher. "Were a hard-working fast team and it didnt look like that the first half." "We looked like we were waiting to see what was going to happen out there," he added. "I dont know if it was because the guys froze or it was a road game --I cant tell you. But it wasnt a good game to start." The game marked the return of 22-year-old defenceman Jake Gardiner, a member of the all-rookie team last season who has been playing in the American Hockey League for the Toronto Marlies this season after recovering from a concussion. "I thought he was really good tonight," said Phaneuf. "He definitely adds to our team." Earlier in the day, the Leafs placed high-priced, little-used defenceman Mike Komisarek on waivers. Gardiner, who had 10 goals and 21 assists in 43 games with the Marlies this season, partnered John-Michael Liles and led all Leafs with 8:14 ice time in the first period. He finished with 19:20, fourth best on the team. Defenceman Mark Fraser pushed Torontos league-leading number of fighting majors to 30 early in the second period when he tangled -- successfully -- with B.J. Crombeen. Up 4-0 at 7:22 of the second period, Tampa made a goalie change. Garon, who gave up four goals on 14 shots, was pulled in favour of Anders Lindback. Lupul was front and centre throughout the night, dispatched to the penalty box early in the third for an illegal hit to the head that floored six-foot-six defenceman Victor Hedman. Lupul hit Hedman with his shoulder, leaving the big Swede dazed. "By no means did I go after him and try and hit him in the head," said Lupul. Garon returned to goal in the third period, as Lindback went to the dressing room. Boucher called it a lower-body injury. "Hopefully its not something thats going to keep him out for long," Boucher said. "He was doing really good for us his last four or five starts. Hopefully it wont last very long." The first and last Toronto goals were beauties. Lupul -- making his 99th appearance as a Leaf -- opened the scoring at 6:56 of the first period, completing a nifty tic-tac-toe passing play with Kadri and Carl Gunnarson that found him alone in front of Mathieu Garon as checker Alex Killorn went walkabout. It was Lupuls third goal in two games since returning from a broken forearm. Kulemin then padded Torontos lead to 4-0 with his fourth on the season after neatly evading the trailing Gudas and snapping a wrist shot from the slot. Aaro... Williams Jersey . 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"It was a 2-1 at the time, and everything took off from there." Barely a minute into the second, Lehtonen stopped Jannik Hansen with a glove save. "The defining moment in the game was that save he made in the second," teammate Rich Peverley said. "It could have been a 2-2 game right there." Vancouver (20-11-6) lost on the road for the second time in three nights following a seven-game winning streak. They had earned at least a point in eight consecutive games. The Stars won consecutive games for the first time since a three-game winning streak Nov. 13-17. They also have won both games against the Canucks, with Lehtonen allowing only one goal in each game. Dallas (17-12-5) started fast, taking six of the first seven shots on goal, including Benns goal at 4:34 and Sceviours third in four NHL games this season at 4:49. Erik Cole had a goal and two assists, and Tyler Seguin and Peverley added two assists apiece for Dallas. But it was Lehtonen who made the biggest plays. He stopped short-range shots by Hansen on a 2-on-1 short-handed rush and by Brad Richardson 2 seconds after Ryan Keslers penalty expired midway through the first period. Canucks coach John Tortorella also noted the importance of Lehtonens saves. "Lehtonen made some great saves at key times. Weve seen that before against him. Yeah, we couldnt score and the third one hurt us." Cole scored Dallas third goal at 16:56 of the second. His shot trickled past goalie Roberto Luongos right side and across the goal line. "It was a wrister," Luongo said. "I think it might have fallen between my legs or something. But whatever it is, its inexcusable at that point in the game." In the third period, Coles backhand pass set up Valeeri Nichushkin in the right faceoff circle, and his shot beat Luongo.dddddddddddd "(Cole) put the puck on the net and somehow got a goal," Stars coach Lindy Ruff said. "And he made a heck of a play on Vals goal. (Cole) is a big man, and hes hard to control." Tortorella then replaced the goalie with Eddie Lack. Luongo stopped just 15 of 19 shots. Lehtonen made 26 saves and allowed only one goal, to Chris Higgins at 7:38 of the first. Dallas goalie had allowed 10 goals during his previous two starts and 23 in compiling a 2-3-1 record over the last six. "Ive had a rough go the last couple of weeks, so its nice to have a good game," Lehtonen said. "That made me more relaxed." Ruff said, "He got some big, timely saves." Lehtonen said of his 100th win, "I didnt know about it until just after the game when they announced it. Hopefully, Ill have a lot more." Vancouvers second shot of the game was Higgins goal from the right faceoff circle. The Stars had the games first power play midway through the period, but the Canucks had the best scoring chances, by Hansen and Richardson. Dallas finally broke through for a 3-1 lead on Coles goal. Cody Eakin beat Luongo with a shot 22 seconds before the period ended, but the goal was waved off because of an interference penalty against the Stars Ryan Garbutt. "I think we started really well. We were generating much of the offence," Lehtonen said. "They bounced back in the second period." But the Canucks failed to score in the second despite a 13-5 advantage in shots. "We knew they were going to come out with a push in the second," Ruff said. "I think in the last 10 minutes of the period, we got back on our game." NOTES: Canucks defenceman Ryan Stanton didnt play after injuring his ankle injury midway through Tuesdays shootout loss at Minnesota. He flew back to Vancouver from Minneapolis. . Dallas defenceman Sergei Gonchar entered Thursdays game with six assists in the three previous games and eight in the last seven contests. He didnt score a point, but did have two takeaways. . 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