"Toronto Maple Leafs 81 pts (38-20-5) vs Boston Bruins 82 pts (37-13-8) 7 p.m. ET Air Canada Centre � Toronto, ON TV: CBC Radio: TSN 1050 AM
Season Series/Schedule Date Game GWG 11/10 TOR 3 @ BOS 2 OT Patrick Marleau 11/11 BOS 1 @ TOR 4 James van Riemsdyk 2/3 TOR 1 @ BOS 4 David Pastrnak 2/24 BOS @ TOR
The Maple Leafs and Bruins will get together for the fourth and final time tonight in the last game before Monday's trade deadline. The biggest storyline on the Leafs side is the Auston Matthews shoulder injury. Matthews will be out for tonight's game, so William Nylander will move to the middle of the ice tonight. It also appears that Josh Leivo will draw back into the lineup. This will be just Leivo's 13th game of the year and his first since New Year's Eve in Las Vegas. The Maples Leafs power play has been struggling of late with just one goal in their last 13 chances. They will not have it any easier tonight facing the NHL's top penalty kill unit. Toronto has won two out of the first three games against the Bruins this season and can jump ahead of them in the Atlantic Division standings win another win tonight. James van Riemsdyk has three goals versus the Bruins this season and Mitch Marner leads the way with five points (2 G, 3 A). Tonight's starting goaltender, Frederik Andersen, has given up five goals on 64 shots for a .922 save percent in his two starts versus Boston this year. The Maple Leafs have won seven of the last 10 games against the Bruins.
Probable Maple Leafs Lineup FORWARDS Patrick Marleau - Nazem Kadri - Mitch Marner Zach Hyman- William Nylander - Connor Brown James van Riemsdyk - Tyler Bozak - Kasperi Kapanen Leo Komarov - Dominic Moore - Josh Leivo DEFENSIVE PAIRINGS Morgan Rielly - Ron Hainsey Jake Gardiner - Nikita Zaitsev Travis Dermott - Roman Polak GOALTENDER Frederik Andersen (31-16-4, 2.66 GAA, .923 save %, 5 SO) INURY REPORT LW-Joffrey Lupul (sports hernia) out, C-Auston Mattews (shoulder) day-to-day
Probable Bruins Lineup FORWARDS Brad Marchand - Patrice Bergeron - David Pastrnak Jake DeBrusk - David Krejci - Ryan Spooner Danton Heinen - Riley Nash - David Backes Tim Schaller - Sean Kuraly - Noel Acciari DEFENSIVE PAIRINGS Zdeno Chara- Charlie McAvoy Torey Krug - Brandon Carlo Matt Grzelcyk - Kevin Miller GOALTENDER Tuukka Rask (24-10-4, 2.17 GAA, .922 save %, 2 SO) INJURY REPORT LW-Anders Bjork (shoulder) out"