LGD: They Did Surgery On The Bruins
By ThatsKappy
5 years agoIt’s Game Day!
The Franken-roster Bruins are in town tonight to take on the Buds at Scotiabank Arena.
The Bruins are seemingly missing half of their roster, which is pretty terrifying for a one-line team. The Leafs, meanwhile, may be playing their last Matthews and Nylander-less game of the season tonight. Exciting times!
At A Glance
Record: 16-8-0 (4th)
5v5 CF%: 49.94 (18th)
PDO: 100.035 (2nd)
Goal Differential: +22 (3rd)
Record: 13-6-4 (7th)
5v5 CF%: 50.95 (12th)
PDO: 100.015 (7th)
Goal Differential: +10 (9th)
The Bruins are nipping at the heels of the Leafs in the Atlantic Division standings, and this logjam of a division doens’t look like it’ll be widening any time soon. The Bruins are by and large not as dominant of a team as some thought they’d be, but that doesn’t mean they aren’t dangerous – healthy or not.
Leafs Lines
| LW | C | RW | Forwards |
|---|---|---|---|
 ZACH HYMAN Rating: 73.1#55 LW |  JOHN TAVARES Rating: 81.6#10 C |  MITCH MARNER Rating: 78.7#15 RW | FL1 Rating Rating: 77.81#17 FL1 |
 PATRICK MARLEAU Rating: 73.7#44 LW |  NAZEM KADRI Rating: 77.1#36 C |  KASPERI KAPANEN Rating: 74.0#43 RW | FL2 Rating Rating: 74.93#8 FL2 |
 ANDREAS JOHNSSON Rating: 72.0#84 LW |  PAR LINDHOLM Rating: 72.1#111 C |  CONNOR BROWN Rating: 69.5#107 RW | FL3 Rating Rating: 71.18#25 FL3 |
 TYLER ENNIS Rating: 71.0#96 LW |  FREDERIK GAUTHIER Rating: 69.9#167 C |  JOSH LEIVO Rating: 72.6#62 RW | FL4 Rating Rating: 71.16#10 FL4 |
| DEFENSIVE PAIRINGS | Defense | |
|---|---|---|
 MORGAN RIELLY Rating: 79.0#6 LD |  RON HAINSEY Rating: 73.4#36 RD | DL1 Rating Rating: 76.23#9 DL1 |
 JAKE GARDINER Rating: 76.3#17 LD |  MARTIN MARINCIN Rating: 70.9#82 RD | DL2 Rating Rating: 73.61#17 DL2 |
 TRAVIS DERMOTT Rating: 73.9#40 LD |  IGOR OZHIGANOV Rating: 72.4#48 RD | DL3 Rating Rating: 73.13#6 DL3 |
Take that second pairing with a grain of salt. Nikita Zaitsev is ill, but Mike Babcock still expects him to play. Meh.
Bruins Lines
| LW | C | RW | Forwards |
|---|---|---|---|
 BRAD MARCHAND Rating: 82.0#5 LW |  JAKOB FORSBACKA KARLSSON Rating: 73.0#81 C |  DAVID PASTRNAK Rating: 84.0#3 RW | FL1 Rating Rating: 79.69#9 FL1 |
 DANTON HEINEN Rating: 72.5#72 LW |  DAVID KREJCI Rating: 74.3#58 C |  JAKE DEBRUSK Rating: 76.9#19 RW | FL2 Rating Rating: 74.56#12 FL2 |
 ANDERS BJORK Rating: 70.9#98 LW |  JOAKIM NORDSTROM Rating: 69.4#176 C |  NOEL ACCIARI Rating: 68.9#184 RW | FL3 Rating Rating: 69.78#30 FL3 |
 CHRIS WAGNER Rating: 69.4#128 LW |  COLBY CAVE Rating: 73.0#79 C |  DAVID BACKES Rating: 71.8#79 RW | FL4 Rating Rating: 71.43#8 FL4 |
| DEFENSIVE PAIRINGS | Defense | |
|---|---|---|
 JOHN MOORE Rating: 71.4#86 LD |  KEVAN MILLER Rating: 73.7#34 RD | DL1 Rating Rating: 72.57#26 DL1 |
 TOREY KRUG Rating: 80.3#2 LD |  CONNOR CLIFTON | DL2 Rating Rating: 80.34#1 DL2 |
 JEREMY LAUZON |  MATT GRZELCYK Rating: 72.2#54 RD | DL3 Rating Rating: 72.19#14 DL3 |
The “made up name” joke has been beaten to death, but holy shit, how does this team ever win games?
No Bergeron. No McAvoy. No Chara. Don’t mess this up, Leafs.
Who’s Hot
- Andreas Johnsson is coming off of a break-out performance in which he notched a first period hat-trick against the Flyers.
- Jake Debrusk has a goal in each of his last two games – both Boston wins.
Starting Goalies
Jaroslav Halak
8-2-2, .939 sv%
Frederik Andersen
12-7-0, .931
Both goalies have been red hot to start the season. This one could very well be a goalie battle… or end 9-7, because it’s the Leafs. Who knows.
TSN4 will have all the action tonight at 7pm ET.
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