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Penguins @ Leafs - Mar. 10th, 7:00pm - CBC, Fan 590

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39-25-4, 82 points | 39-22-7, 85 points

Projected Lines


Guentzel-Crosby-Sheary
Hagelin-Malkin-Hornqvist
Sheahan-Brassard-Kessel
Kuhnhackl-Jooris-Rowney

Dumoulin-Letang
Oleksiak-Schultz
Maatta-Ruhwedel

Jarry

             
Hyman-Nylander-Marner
Marleau-Kadri-Komarov
JvR-Bozak-Brown
Leivo-Plekanec-Kapanen

Rielly-Hainsey
Gardiner-Zaitsev
Dermott-Polak

Andersen

Scratches

Matt Hunwick
Carter Rowney

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Connor Carrick
Matt Martin
Dominic Moore

Game Notes

PIT
?Tristan Jarry (13-5-2, 2.66 GAA, .914 Sv%) will likely start for the Penguins
?Jarry has won all 3 of his starts in Matt Murray's abscence so far while recording a .925 save percentage
?Since January 1st Malkin leads the league in scoring with 48 points in 28 games. Crosby (38 points) is tied for 2nd while Kessel (35 points) is tied for 4th
?Derick Brassard is off to a slow-ish start with Pittsburgh, he has just 1 goal and 1 assist in 5 games so far

TOR
?Andersen (32-18-5, 2.78 GAA, .919 Sv%) will likely start for the Leafs
?No Matthews just yet, but he is skating and progressing so it's possible he returns mid-to-late next week
?The Leafs sported a new-look 4th line at practice, with Leivo slotting back into the line-up over Martin
?Nylander and Marner were also re-united. It'll be interesting to see if that sticks and if so how Babcock handles the match-ups against Pittsburgh's big-3

Injuries

?Bryan Rust - Upper Body - Questionable Saturday
?Dominik Simon - Lower Body - Questionable Saturday
?Zach Aston-Reese - Upper Body - Injured Reserve
?Matt Murray - Concussion - Injured Reserve
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?Nathan Horton - Back - Out indefinitely
?Joffrey Lupul - Actually Injured - Out indefinitely
?Auston Matthews - Shoulder - Injured Reserve

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How did we get a better record that the Penguins? Why don't they slot Komarov on the 4th and move Kapi up, even thought with Leivo on the 4th it may be more interesting to see what they can generate.
 
The Pens are -18 at 5v5 (probably from skating off the Cup hangover earlier); they do their damage largely on the PP (hence Polak).

The Leafs are missing Matthews on their own PP, so Leivo is in to try to bolster the second unit, which was faltering even with Matthews. Leivo will be there to add some jam, likely as the net-front to give Komarov fewer minutes.

The matchup with Crosby/Malkin/Brassard will be a good test, especially for Nylander's prospects as a centre in Babcock's eyes. The lineup suggests the plan is to try to play the 5v5 matchup to a draw, try to stay out of the box, and capitalize on the PP. I think Plekanec and Nylander will split the Malkin and Brassard matchups, with Kadri getting the hard match.
 
I don't see this going well.  Leafs PK has been dreadful of late and that's where pens do their damage. Hope I'm wrong.  Been two weeks since a win.  I wish Matthews healed faster. Guy needs to stay healthy.
 

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