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With a 4-1-0 record over their past five games, the Leafs are looking to keep the momentum rolling and gain some separation from the pursuing pack beneath them in the standings. Their most recent victory against a top opponent in the Dallas Stars was largely fueled by a dominant performance from the Leafs‘ Core Four forwards, who combined for all five goals including three on the power play, although some encouraging signs were there from the fourth line at different points in the night as well.
Despite another disappointing season for the Ottawa Senators, who again sit in the basement of the Eastern Conference, this matchup is their pretend playoffs and always seems to bring out their best. Ottawa is also looking to extend their winning streak to three on the heels of wins against the Nashville Predators and Detroit Red Wings. However, it is Ottawa’s first game since the All-Star break, which might present an opportunity for the Leafs to capitalize on some rust, early in the game especially. A better start than in the first period against Dallas is first priority for the Leafs tonight on the road.
In net, Martin Jones will make his first start in goal since the All-Star break. It’s fitting considering Jones’ emergence with the Leafs started in Ottawa with his third-period relief of Joseph Woll when he went down with a high-ankle sprain back on December 7. Ilya Samsonov took a bit of a step back against the Dallas Stars, but it’s also true that the team doesn’t have a back-to-back for another five games, so keeping the cobwebs off of Jones is also an understandable call by Sheldon Keefe.
William Lagesson, who has not played since December 27, will draw into the lineup in the place of Mark Giordano, who is day-to-day with a lower-body injury sustained in Wednesday’s game. Conor Timmins is also unavailable due to illness.
Ottawa will be without their young star defenseman, Jake Sanderson, as he is day-to-day with an injury. Joonas Korpisalo is projected to start in net for the Senators.
Toronto Maple Leafs Projected Lines
Forwards
#23 Matthew Knies – #34 Auston Matthews – #16 Mitch Marner
#59 Tyler Bertuzzi – #91 John Tavares – #88 William Nylander
#18 Noah Gregor – #11 Max Domi – #89 Nick Robertson
#74 Bobby McMann – #29 Pontus Holmberg – #75 Ryan Reaves
Defensemen
#44 Morgan Rielly – #78 TJ Brodie
#2 Simon Benoit – #22 Jake McCabe
#85 William Lagesson – #37 Timothy Liljegren
Goaltenders
Starter: #31 Martin Jones
#35 Ilya Samsonov
Scratched: Maxime Lajoie, Conor Timmins, Mark Giordano
Injured: John Klingberg, David Kampf, Calle Jarnkrok, Joseph Woll
Ottawa Senators Projected Lines
Forwards
#7 Brady Tkachuk – #9 Josh Norris – #19 Drake Batherson
#21 Mathieu Joseph – #18 Tim Stützle – #28 Claude Giroux
#71 Ridly Greid – #57 Shane Pinto – #91 Vladimir Tarasenko
#81 Dominik Kubalik – #12 Mark Kastelic – #27 Parker Kelly
Defensemen
#72 Thomas Chabot – #2 Artem Zub
#6 Jakob Chychrun – #24 Jacob Bernard-Docker
#26 Erik Brannstrom – #23 Travis Hamonic
Goaltenders
Starter: #70 Joonas Korpisalo
#30 Kevin Mandolese
Injured/Out: Anton Forsberg, Jake Sanderson
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