LIVE NHL Play By Play Commentary Pittsburg Penguins @ Toronto Maple Leafs
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The Maple Leafs will host the surging Pittsburgh Penguins with plenty on the line for both clubs (7:00 p.m. EST, Sportsnet).
This matchup is packed with more intrigue than we expected a few weeks ago. With the Florida Panthers stumbling (3-5-2 in their last 10 games), a strong finish from the Leafs could see them earn home-ice advantage in the first round. The Penguins appeared dejected and dead in the water after trading Jake Guentzel at the deadline, but their four-game winning streak has them only one point out of the playoff picture.
The season series is currently tied at one, with their most recent matchup in mid-December finishing at 7-0 in favor of the Leafs in former GM Kyle Dubas’ first-ever return to Toronto as a member of the opposition. Now, the Leafs have an opportunity to deal a significant blow to their former GM’s playoff hopes.
No lineup changes are in store for the Maple Leafs from their win over the Canadiens on Saturday. Sheldon Keefe will get his first look at the more balanced forward lines tonight against a more formidable opponent in the Penguins. Each of the top three lines scored at least once in Montreal in a four-goal explosion within eight minutes of the second period, but the first and third periods showed some kinks must be worked out.
This morning, Keefe noted that Joel Edmundson could return from injury later this week. It feels particularly important that Edmundson, a new addition, gets a few more regular-season games in to become familiar with the group. Calle Järnkrok and Timothy Liljegren were on the ice today, but their returns do not appear imminent.
The red-hot Ilya Samsonov is the projected starter tonight in the Toronto net opposite Alex Nedeljkovic for the Penguins. Nedeljkovic has a 2.82 GAA and .907 SV% over ninth straight starts.
Toronto Maple Leafs Projected Lines
Forwards
#59 Tyler Bertuzzi – #34 Auston Matthews – #11 Max Domi
#74 Bobby McMann – #91 John Tavares – #16 Mitchell Marner
#23 Matthew Knies – #29 Pontus Holmberg – #88 William Nylander
#24 Connor Dewar – #64 David Kampf – #75 Ryan Reaves
Defensemen
#44 Morgan Rielly – #46 Ilya Lyubushkin
#2 Simon Benoit – #22 Jake McCabe
#55 Mark Giordano – #78 TJ Brodie
Goaltenders
Starter: #35 Ilya Samsonov
#60 Joseph Woll
Scratched: Conor Timmins, Noah Gregor, Martin Jones, Nick Robertson
Injured: Calle Jarnkrok, Timothy Liljegren, Joel Edmundson
Pittsburgh Penguins Projected Lines
Forwards
#10 Drew O’Connor – #87 Sidney Crosby – #17 Bryan Rust
#8 Michael Bunting – #71 Evgeni Malkin – #67 Rickard Rakell
#19 Reilly Smith – #20 Lars Eller – #52 Emil Bemstrom
#18 Jesse Puljujarvi – #77 Jeff Carter – #48 Valtteri Puustinen
Defensemen
#73 Pierre-Olivier Joseph – #58 Kris Letang
#28 Marcus Pettersson – #65 Erik Karlsson
#5 Ryan Shea – #3 Jack St. Ivany
Goaltenders
Starter: #39 Alex Nedeljkovic
#35 Tristan Jarry
Injured/Out: Matthew Nieto, Jansen Harkins, Noel Acciari, John Ludvig, Ryan Graves
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