PLAYERS:
Mikhail Grabovski,
Clarke MacArthur,
Phil Kessel,
Joffrey Lupul
TEAMS: Toronto Maple Leafs, Pittsburgh Penguins
TEAMS: Toronto Maple Leafs, Pittsburgh Penguins
(REUTERS/Mike Cassese)
By Lukas Hardonk (@LukasHardonk)
The Maple Leafs are back in Ottawa tonight for a game against the Senators. It will be the first of a tough stretch of games for the Leafs that will see them play six of their next eight contests on the road.
Game time tonight is 7:00 PM EST. You can watch the game on CBC’s Hockey Night in Canada, listen to it on Toronto radio AM640, or follow along on Twitter, @LukasHardonk.
Leafs’ lineup
Forwards
Lupul-Bozak-Kessel
MacArthur-Grabovski-Kulemin
Lombardi-Connolly-Crabb
Brown-Steckel-Armstrong
Defencemen
Gunnarsson-Phaneuf
Liles-Franson
Gardiner-Schenn
Goalies
Reimer
Gustavsson
Notes
- After a strong performance against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Wednesday night, there are no changes to the Leafs’ lineup for this evening.
- Tonight’s game could have huge playoff implications; the Leafs sit just two points inside of eighth and four back of a Senators team that has dropped five in a row.
- The Leafs scored j...
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