Maple Leafs Make One Significant Lineup Change Ahead of Final Meeting With the Florida Panthers

Nicholas Robertson scored twice in his return to the lineup on Saturday, helping the Leafs shut out the Columbus Blue Jackets in a lopsided 5-0 victory.

Following a day off on Sunday and an optional skate on Monday, head coach Craig Berube revealed that the Leafs would travel to Florida without Jake McCabe and David Kampf as they continue to deal with injuries.

The injuries to McCabe and Kampf mean that Robertson will remain in the lineup, as will Philippe Myers, with Berube choosing to run the same lineup as Saturday, while making one significant change between the pipes.

Joseph Woll will face the Panthers for the first time this season in a substantial test with the Panthers welcoming back three regulars in Sam Reinhart, Gustav Forsling and Aleksander Barkov to the lineup.

Asked about his decision following practice, Berube had a very blunt, but understandable explanation for making the change.

The change in goal does come as a bit of a surprise given that Stolarz 5-0-0 over his last five starts with a ridiculous 1.60 GAA and .944 save percentage to go along with one shutout.

However, Leafs Nation should expect to see Stolarz back in goal on Wednesday night in the second half of the Florida back-to-back when the Leafs take on the Tampa Bay Lightning as they look to secure home-ice advantage and distance themselves further from both teams to claim the Atlantic Division title.