23-15-9, 55 points | 20-20-10, 50 points
Projected Lines
Hyman-Matthews-Brown Komarov-Kadri-Nylander JVR-Bozak-Marner Martin-Gauthier-Soshnikov Rielly-Zaitsev Gardiner-Carrick Marincin-Polak Andersen | Benn-Eakin-Eaves Roussel-Seguin-Spezza Korpikoski-Shore-Sharp McKenzie-Cracknell-Ritchie Lindell-Klingberg Hamhuis-Honka Benn-Johns Niemi |
Scratches
Josh Leivo Frank Corrado Matt Hunwick |
Code:
| Radek Faksa Jiri Hudler Julius Honka |
Game Notes
TOR
?Andersen (21-10-8, 2.55 GAA, .921 Sv%) will likely start for the Leafs
?Morgan Rielly took part in a full practice alongside partner Zaitsev yesterday, barring any last minute setback this morning he appears ready to return to the line-up
?Rielly's return saw Hunwick bumped to the Corrado pairing, indicating that he'll be joining Frankie in the press box
?The Leafs come into the post-ASG portion of the season 1 point behind Boston for the 3rd spot in the Atlantic and 1 point behind Philly for the final WC spot. But they also have 5 and 3 games in hand on those teams respectively
DAL
?Antti Niemi (10-7-4, 3.20 GAA, .900 Sv%) will likely start for the Stars
?Dallas' platoon goalie system continues to struggle, with Lehtonen (10-13-6, 2.81 GAA, .902 Sv%) posting below average numbers as well. Interestingly though both goalies have been pretty good at 5-on-5 play. Lehtonen's save percentage there actually ranks 6th among starters while Niemi only trails Andersen by a smidgen. It's 4-on-5 where both have struggled: Lehtonen has the worst save percentage among starters there while Niemi has the 6th worst
?The Stars, unsurprisingly, come into tonight with the worst PK% in the league
?Jiri Hudler has struggled this season with Dallas after signing a 1-year, $2mil contract late in the summer that many felt would be a steal for the Stars. He has just 2 goals and 5 assists in 22 games and has been a healthy scratch multiple times
?Tyler Seguin and Jamie Benn continue to lead the Stars in points, although both are a little behind the PPG pace they've been accustomed to the last few seasons
?Patrick "the guy who used to play for Ottawa, wait he can't still be in the league can he?" Eaves co-leads Dallas in goals with 18 on the season
Injuries
?Nathan Horton - Back - Out indefinitely ?Joffrey Lupul - ?\_(ツ)_/? - Out indefinitely ?Stephane Robidas - Old - Out indefinitely ?Ben Smith - Hand - Injured Reserve ?Morgan Rielly - Ankle - Probable Tuesday |
Code:
| ?Radek Faksa - Lower Body - Questionable Tuesday ?Johnny Oduya - Ankle - Injured Reserve ?Jamie Oleksiak - Hand - Injured Reserve ?Ales Hemsky - Hip - Out for season ?Mattias Janmark - Knee - Out for season |
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