The Toronto Maple Leafs are back in action tonight against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Amazon Prime Monday Night Hockey. They are looking to push for a second win after what was probably their best team effort against the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday night.
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After so much criticism, the Maple Leafs had easily their best outing of the season from start to finish against the Flyers. If they can carry that forward into tonight’s game, it’ll be huge to help them keep pace with other teams in the Atlantic Division. With their win on Saturday, they still remain tied with the Ottawa Senators and Buffalo Sabres for last place in the division. Their next stretch of games, will be a test, but if they play well enough, are games they should be able to win.
Puck drop is set for 7:30 p.m. at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto. The game can be watched on Amazon Prime.
Now, onto the recent news surrounding the club. First and foremost, Chris Tanev is out of the hospital and back home. He has been placed back on the Injury Reverse (IR) and Dakota Mermis was recalled. It also looks like William Nylander is returning to the lineup after missing the last three games. He was hurt in the game against the Sabres on Oct. 24 after taking a cross-check from Jason Zucker. As for Steven Lorentz, he said he is feeling better, and should be back for Wednesday. Whether he draws into the lineup or not is still unknown, given that they have a surplus of forwards right now.
That is the case with Bobby McMann, who was an extra at practice but head coach Craig Berube says that doesn’t mean he is going to be out of the lineup tonight. After practice, Berube said “Some decisions to make before puck drop vs. Penguins.” Which means the projected lineup below, could very well change especially with Nylander joining the lineup.
Toronto Maple Leafs
Season Record: 6-5-1
Top Scorers:
Goalie Stats:
Anthony Stolarz – 4-4-1, 3.13 GAA, .893 SV%
Cayden Primeau – 2-1-0, 4.30 GAA, .838 SV%
Pittsburgh Penguins
Season Record: 8-3-2
Goalie Stats:
Arturs Silovs – 7-3-2, 2.66 GAA, .913 SV%
Tristan Jarry – 5-1-0, 2.35 GAA, .923 SV%
(Subject to change before puck drop)
Maple Leafs Projected Lineup
Matthew Knies — Auston Matthews — Nicholas Robertson
Easton Cowan — John Tavares — William Nylander
Dakota Joshua — Nicolas Roy — Matias Maccelli
Sammy Blais — Max Domi — Bobby McMann
Simon Benoit — Jake McCabe
Oliver Ekman-Larsson — Philippe Myers
Morgan Rielly — Brandon Carlo
Anthony Stolarz
Cayden Primeau
Scratched: Joseph Woll, Calle Jarnkrok
Injured: Scott Laughton (lower body), Chris Tanev (upper body), Steven Lorentz (upper body)
Penguins Projected Lineup
Filip Hallander — Sidney Crosby — Bryan Rust
Anthony Mantha — Evgeni Malkin — Philip Tomasino
Tommy Novak — Ben Kindel — Ville Koivunen
Connor Dewar — Blake Lizotte — Noel Acciari
Parker Wotherspoon — Erik Karlsson
Ryan Shea — Kris Letang
Owen Pickering — Harrison Brunicke
Tristan Jarry
Arturs Silovs
Scratched: Connor Clifton, Mathew Dumba
Injured: Rickard Rakell (hand surgery), Kevin Hayes (upper body), Rutger McGroarty (upper body), Caleb Jones (lower body), Justin Brazeau (undisclosed)
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