Leafs @ Lightning - Mar. 28th, 7:30pm - SNO, Fan 590

[CarltonTheBear]

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27-36-11, 65 points | 43-27-5, 91 points 

Projected Lines

Michalek-Kadri-Grabner Hyman-Nylander-Parenteau Boyes-Bozak-Brown Greening-Laich-Smith Marincin-Rielly Gardiner-Carrick Valiev-Corrado Bernier ​

Killorn-Stamkos-Koekkoek Palat-Johnson-Marchessault Paquette-Namestnikov-Brown Condra-Boyle-Blunden Hedman-Carle Garrison-Sustr Nesterov-Coburn Bishop​

Scratches

Peter Holland Nikita Soshnikov Leo Komarov Viktor Loov Byron Froese ​

Anton Stralman Ryan Callahan Joel Vermin Valtteri Filppula Nikita Kucherov​

Game Notes

TOR
?Bernier will likely start for the Leafs

TB
?Bishop will likely start for the Lightning
?Stamkos has 7 goals in his last 7 games, including scoring in 3 straight games. He's currently 4th in the league in goals, and he needs 4 goals in the remaining 7 games to hit 40
?The Lighning have some very important bodies out with injuries at the moment, but Filppula, Callahan, and Kucherov will all likely skate on Monday and might be available to play

Injuries

?Stephane Robidas - Old - Out indefinitely ?James van Riemsdyk - Foot - Out for season ?Joffrey Lupul - Lower Body - Out for season ?Matt Hunwick - Groin - Out for season ?Byron Froese - Hand - Out indefinitely ?Viktor Loov - Undisclosed - Day to day ?Peter Holland - Undisclosed - Day to day ?Brooks Laich - Personal - Day to day ?Nikita Soshnikov - Upper Body - Day to day ?Leo Komarov - Lower Body - Day to day ​

?Anton Stralman - Leg - Out indefinitely ?Ryan Callahan - Lower Body - Questionable Monday ?Valtteri Filppula - Upper Body - Questionable Monday ?Nikita Kucherov - Lower Body - Questionable Monday​

Stream Options

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[ZBBM]

i sense gdt enthusiasm beginning to fa

 

[LuncheonMeat]

Please??  :-\

 

[Sudafederov]

8 games in 13 nights, kicking off with a South Beach party hangover is a great recipe for tank nation.

 

[Highlander]

nothing that far to many Cosmo's won't cure to get the tracks back on this Tank

 

[CarltonTheBear]

So it's Sparks starting tonight, not Bernier. And the Lightning have shifted their lines a bit, moving Stamkos to the wing with Filppula's return:

Killorn-Filppula-Stamkos
Palat-Johnson-Marchessault
Paquette-Namestnikov-Brown
Condra-Boyle-Blunden

 

[L K]

1 point or less tonight and the Leafs guarantee they can fall no lower than 10th in the standings.

Winnipeg @ Philly - Philly is fighting for the playoffs
Columbus @ Washington - Holtby is 3 wins away from Brodeur's record of 48
Buffalo @ Detroit - Detroit's 24-season playoff streak is on the line
Colorado @ Nashville - A point gained/lost by the Leafs and the Leafs are eliminated
Anaheim @ Edmonton
Calgary @ Arizona - the only "guaranteed" matchup.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

Gardiner-Carrick's a pretty fun pairing.

 

[herman]

Oh my. What a pass.

And what a miss!

 

[CarltonTheBear]

Oh Boyes!

So Bishop knocks the net off the moorings and the faceoff goes outside the zone? Sure, whatever.

 

[Highlander]

Nylander was sweet there, Boyes didnt convert. Nylander can hold the puck all he wants.

 

[Highlander]

Gardiner looking good, perfect so far, always seem to play well in Tampa

 

[herman]

You never have to tell Carrick to shoot. Sort of Ian White-ish to my eyes.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

This one wasn't quite as obvious at the time but Bishop for Conacher basically ended up being Rask for Raycroft.

 

[herman]

SN graphics package tanking tonight.

 

[herman]

Where was everyone on that?

1-0 TBL on a weak effort to pick up an iced puck.

 

[Highlander]

Bastedo 

 

[CarltonTheBear]

Looks like Corrado figured Condra was going behind the net to the other side. Valiev was playing too high up with a guy behind him and couldn't really catch up.

 

[Highlander]

Bishop means business tonight, will help the tank

 

[herman]

I do believe theyre matching Filppula (Stamkos)'s line against Nylander's tonight.