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By Lukas Hardonk (@LukasHardonk)
The Toronto Maple Leafs will kick off a busy week tonight with a game against the Edmonton Oilers. Following tonight’s contest, the Leafs will hit the road again as they will visit the Winnipeg Jets tomorrow night at the MTS Centre.
Game time tonight is 7:00 PM EST. You can watch it on Sportsnet, listen to it on Toronto radio AM640 or following along on Twitter, @LukasHardonk.
Leafs’ lineup vs. Edmonton
Forwards
Lupul-Bozak-Kessel
MacArthur-Grabovski-Kulemin
Lombardi-Connolly-Crabb
Brown-Steckel-Armstrong
Defencemen
Gunnarsson-Phaneuf
Liles-Franson
Gardiner-Schenn
Goalies
Reimer
Gustavsson
Notes
- The Leafs will ice the exact same lineup that they did against the Pittsburgh Penguins and Ottawa Senators tonight.
- Mikhail Grabovski’s points streak was extended to five games on Saturday night. He has three goals and seven assists over that span to go along with a plus-four rating.
- This would normally be considered a w...
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PLAYERS:
Mikhail Grabovski,
Phil Kessel,
Tyler Bozak,
Joffrey Lupul
TEAMS: Toronto Maple Leafs, Edmonton Oilers, Winnipeg Jets, Pittsburgh Penguins, Ottawa Senators
TEAMS: Toronto Maple Leafs, Edmonton Oilers, Winnipeg Jets, Pittsburgh Penguins, Ottawa Senators
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