LGD: Let’s Finish This
6 years ago
This is it. Game 7. Boston.
We’ve been here before…but that doesn’t need to mean anything. The Leafs survived Game 5 in Boston, and if they come to play, they can do more than just survive Game 7.
The last two games were do or die for the Buds–the only difference tonight is that it’s do or die for the Bruins, too.
Leafs Lines
(via DailyFaceoff.com)
| LW | C | RW |
|---|---|---|
 ZACH HYMAN Rating: 72.1#71 LW |  AUSTON MATTHEWS Rating: 81.9#6 C |  CONNOR BROWN Rating: 70.7#96 RW |
 PATRICK MARLEAU Rating: 75.2#35 LW |  NAZEM KADRI Rating: 77.5#31 C |  MITCH MARNER Rating: 76.0#37 RW |
 JAMES VAN RIEMSDYK Rating: 78.1#13 LW |  TYLER BOZAK Rating: 73.8#64 C |  KASPERI KAPANEN Rating: 69.9#109 RW |
 ANDREAS JOHNSSON Rating: 73.2#51 LW |  TOMAS PLEKANEC Rating: 70.9#130 C |  WILLIAM NYLANDER Rating: 76.5#24 RW |
| DEFENSIVE PAIRINGS | |
|---|---|
 MORGAN RIELLY Rating: 75.9#23 LD |  RON HAINSEY Rating: 72.2#54 RD |
 JAKE GARDINER Rating: 76.0#21 LD |  NIKITA ZAITSEV Rating: 72.0#56 RD |
 TRAVIS DERMOTT Rating: 72.3#60 LD |  ROMAN POLAK Rating: 70.1#90 RD |
If we’re lucky, the Leafs’ lineup doesn’t change. Whether you love Uncle Leo or hate him, the Buds have a good thing going. The last few games have given us peak gamesmanship from Mike Babcock, though, and he’s being even more mysterious about Game 7. Will Kadri go back between Marleau and Marner? Will Komarov draw in over Andreas Johnsson? Will Connor Carrick ever get to play? Only Babs knows.
Bruins Lines
| LW | C | RW |
|---|---|---|
 BRAD MARCHAND Rating: 85.6#1 LW |  PATRICE BERGERON Rating: 84.9#4 C |  DAVID PASTRNAK Rating: 84.0#4 RW |
 JAKE DEBRUSK Rating: 75.3#34 LW |  DAVID KREJCI Rating: 75.3#45 C |  RICK NASH Rating: 74.6#38 RW |
 DANTON HEINEN Rating: 72.7#58 LW |  RILEY NASH Rating: 71.9#106 C |  DAVID BACKES Rating: 72.8#76 RW |
 TIM SCHALLER Rating: 70.2#110 LW |  SEAN KURALY Rating: 71.4#118 C |  NOEL ACCIARI Rating: 69.8#111 RW |
| DEFENSIVE PAIRINGS | |
|---|---|
 ZDENO CHARA Rating: 76.2#19 LD |  CHARLIE MCAVOY Rating: 75.3#28 RD |
 TOREY KRUG Rating: 81.6#1 LD |  KEVAN MILLER Rating: 74.0#35 RD |
 MATT GRZELCYK Rating: 72.6#54 LD |  ADAM MCQUAID Rating: 71.4#71 RD |
It looks like the only change for Boston will be Danton Heinen drawing back in over Tommy Wingels, after being a healthy scratch for Game 6.
Despite being held pointless in the last two games, the Bruins’ top line of Marchand-Bergeron-Pastrnak remains intact (as expected).
Starting Goalies
Do I even have to tell you?
(It’s Frederik Andersen and Tuukka Rask. Duh.)
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