Leafs Take On Bruins As Marleau Plays His 1600th Career Game.

"The Boston Bruins come to Toronto looking to build off their win against the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday. However the Leafs are 7-3-0 during their last 10 games and looking to build on the current two point lead they have on the Bruins in the playoff race. Patrick Marleau will play in his 1600th career game tonight and will become just the 11th player in NHL history to hit the 1600 game mark once the puck drops. The veteran has registered 13 points so far this season in 24 games and has 1142 points so far in his career. "Seeing him every day how he carries himself, how he prepares, how he plays the game, it sets a great example for everyone. He's such a great guy, such a great influence. Even though he's played that long he's just one of the guys and makes everyone feel comfortable." -- Maple Leafs forward John Tavares on Marleau.
Defenseman Nikita Zaitsev didn't participate in practice Monday morning but head coach Mike Babcock said he expects him to play, if he doesn't lace up Martin Marincin is expected to take his place. On the Bruins side of things the team is without some big names due to injury like Patrice Bergeron, Zdeno Chara, Charlie McAvoy and Brandon Carlo. Frederik Andersen gets the start for the Leafs while Jaroslav Halak gets the start for the Bruins. Here's a look at tonight's probable lineups for both teams:Maple Leafs projected lineup
FORWARDS
Zach Hyman -- John Tavares -- Mitchell Marner
Patrick Marleau -- Nazem Kadri -- Kasperi Kapanen
Andreas Johnsson -- Par Lindholm -- Connor Brown
Tyler Ennis -- Frederik Gauthier -- Josh Leivo
DEFENSIVE PAIRINGS
Morgan Rielly -- Ron Hainsey
Jake Gardiner -- Nikita Zaitsev
Travis Dermott -- Igor Ozhiganov
GOALTENDER
Frederik AndersenBruins projected lineup
FORWARDS
Brad Marchand -- Jakob Forsbacka Karlsson -- David Pastrnak
Danton Heinen -- David Krejci -- Jake DeBrusk
Anders Bjork -- Joakim Nordstrom -- Noel Acciari
Chris Wagner -- Colby Cave -- David Backes
DEFENSIVE PAIRINGS
John Moore -- Kevan Miller
Torey Krug -- Connor Clifton
Jeremy Lauzon -- Matt Grzelcyk
GOALTENDER
Jaroslav Halak

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