LIVE NHL 2024 Playoff Play By Play Commentary Boston Bruins @ Toronot Maple Leafs Game 6
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With their backs against the wall and without their 69-goal scorer, the Maple Leafs won Game 5 in Boston thanks to a strong performance by their remaining top-six forwards and exceptional goaltending from Joseph Woll.
According to Stathletes, Woll had the fifth-best goaltending performance of the postseason to date in Game 5, with 2.08 Goals Saved Above Expected. The top line, centered by Max Domi, controlled nearly 77% of shot attempts in their five-on-five minutes. John Tavares stepped up in a big way, with his line controlling 67% of shot attempts. With Auston Matthews confirmed to be unavailable tonight, the Leafs will need players to elevate their game once again to send the series to Game 7. There are no lineup changes expected for the Maple Leafs, and unsurprisingly, Woll is the projected starter.
After taking some heat for tinkering with a winning lineup in Game 5, Jim Montgomery appears to be reverting to the lineup that made the Bruins successful earlier in the series, with Kevin Shattenkirk drawing in for Matt Grzelyck. John Beecher will be back in the lineup after Danton Heinen suffered an injury in Game 5. Jeremy Swayman will make his fourth consecutive start for the Bruins.
A fast start tonight for the Leafs on home ice, building off the simple but effective road approach to managing the puck through the neutral zone and establishing a forecheck, would go a long way to planting seeds of doubt in Boston’s minds. The recent history of Boston’s blown 3-1 series lead will start weighing heavier and heavier on their psyche — and for the Leafs to be doing it without Auston Matthews only adds to the weight of the pressure in the Boston market. It’s up to the Leafs to shift all the pressure and scrutiny Boston’s way by finally delivering on home ice.
Toronto Maple Leafs Projected Lines*
Forwards
#59 Tyler Bertuzzi – #11 Max Domi – #16 Mitch Marner
#23 Matthew Knies – #91 John Tavares – #88 William Nylander
#89 Nick Robertson – #29 Pontus Holmberg – #19 Calle Jarnkrok
#24 Connor Dewar – #64 David Kampf – #75 Ryan Reaves
Defensemen
#44 Morgan Rielly – #46 Ilya Lyubushkin
#2 Simon Benoit – #22 Jake McCabe
#20 Joel Edmundson – #37 Timothy Liljegren
Goaltenders
Starter: #60 Joseph Woll
#35 Ilya Samsonov
Extras: TJ Brodie, Mark Giordano, Conor Timmins, Noah Gregor, Martin Jones, Cade Webber
Injured/Out: Bobby McMann, Auston Matthews
Boston Bruins Projected Lines*
Forwards
#74 Jake DeBrusk– #18 Pavel Zacha – #88 David Pastrnak
#63 Brad Marchand – #13 Charlie Coyle – #39 Morgan Geeke
#21 James Van Riemsdyk – #11 Trent Frederic – #55 Justin Brazeau
#19 John Beecher – #70 Jesper Boqvist – #61 Patrick Maroon
Defensemen
#6 Mason Lohrei – #73 Charlie McAvoy
#27 Hampus Lindholm – #25 Brandon Carlo
#29 Parker Wotherspoon – #12 Kevin Shattenkirk
Goaltenders
Starter: #1 Jeremy Swayman
#35 Linus Ullmark
Extras: Matt Grzelcyk, Derek Forbort, Jakub Lauko
Injured/Out: Andrew Peeke, Danton Heinen, Milan Lucic
*Note: At playoff time, with neither coach forthcoming on lineup decisions or injury situations, the final lineups won’t be known until close to puck drop.
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