LGD: Underdogs
6 years ago
Well, let’s get that last game out of our minds and appreciate the ride.
Losing Kadri for the next three games is going to hurt, but in no way is it going to kill this team.
If anything, the Penguins-Flyers game from last night has taught us that one game only means one game in the playoffs. No reason this should not be an open and competitive game for both sides.
These Kadri-less Leafs still look strong and capable to do the job against the ugly-ass Bruins.
Leafs Lines
| LW | C | RW |
|---|---|---|
 LEO KOMAROV Rating: 70.1#114 LW |  AUSTON MATTHEWS RATING: 83.4#11 C |  WILLIAM NYLANDER RATING: 78.2#22 RW |
 ZACH HYMAN Rating: 72.2#70 LW |  PATRICK MARLEAU Rating: 74.9#51 C |  MITCH MARNER RATING: 76.3#74 RW |
 JAMES VAN RIEMSDYK RATING: 78.5#22 LW |  TYLER BOZAK RATING: 73.2#140 C |  CONNOR BROWN RATING: 70.6#145 RW |
 ANDREAS JOHNSSON Rating: 72.6#60 LW |  TOMAS PLEKANEC RATING: 71.3#210 C |  KASPERI KAPANEN RATING: 70.3#154 RW |
| DEFENSIVE PAIRINGS | |
|---|---|
 MORGAN RIELLY RATING: 76.5#26 LD |  RON HAINSEY RATING: 72.9#74 RD |
 JAKE GARDINER RATING: 76.6#22 LD |  NIKITA ZAITSEV RATING: 72.6#81 RD |
 TRAVIS DERMOTT RATING: 73.6#60 LD |  ROMAN POLAK RATING: 70.2#133 RD |
- The best fourth-line in hockey is reunited with Andreas Johnsson back in the lineup
- Leo Komarov on the left of Matthews, let’s see how that works
- Patrick Marleau as the 2C replacement
- Roman Polak is still here
Bruins Lines
| LW | C | RW |
|---|---|---|
 BRAD MARCHAND RATING: 84.2#2 LW |  PATRICE BERGERON RATING: 84.1#7 C |  DAVID PASTRNAK RATING: 80.7#10 RW |
 JAKE DEBRUSK RATING: 76.2#41 LW |  DAVID KREJCI RATING: 75.9#80 C |  RICK NASH RATING: 75.0#60 RW |
 DANTON HEINEN RATING: 74.3#78 LW |  NOEL ACCIARI Rating: 69.8#153 C |  DAVID BACKES RATING: 73.5#131 RW |
 TIM SCHALLER RATING: 70.0#184 LW |  SEAN KURALY RATING: 69.8#249 C |  TOMMY WINGELS RATING: 70.8#139 RW |
| DEFENSIVE PAIRINGS | |
|---|---|
 ZDENO CHARA RATING: 76.2#30 LD |  CHARLIE MCAVOY RATING: 76.1#39 RD |
 TOREY KRUG RATING: 80.2#5 LD |  KEVAN MILLER RATING: 73.3#67 RD |
 MATT GRZELCYK RATING: 73.0#74 LD |  ADAM MCQUAID RATING: 71.4#112 RD |
- No changes from Thursday
- These lines are as deep as the dumpster Marchand lives in
- The top line is good, I’m sure that’s the first you have heard it.
Starting Goalies
Andersen faced 40 shots on Thursday, while Rask only had to face 27.
Hopefully those numbers will switch places tonight;. Both of these goaltenders are capable of standing on their heads and shutting the opposition out. But I would say that Rask is the goaltender more capable of completely falling straight on his ass and letting in multiple flukey goals – Andersen less so.
Their lines for the season:
Andersen: 38-21-5 W-L | 2.81 GAA | 0.918 SV% | 5 SO
Rask: 34-14-5 W-L | 2.36 GAA | 0.917 SV% | 3 SO
Notes From The Press
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