The Leafs welcome the Vegas Golden Knights to town on this early November evening. Vegas is 6-7-1 on the season, and is performing much more like the expansion team we thought they were. The Leafs, meanwhile, are coming off of a dominant 5-0 win in Pittsburgh that saw them improve to 9-5-0 on the season and 6-0-0 on the road.

The real challenge tonight will be getting the W at home. The Leafs have been ungood at Scotiabank Arena, going 3-5-0 to start the season in their newly renamed barn.

Leafs Lines

LW	C	RW	Forwards
ZACH HYMAN Rating: 71.3#90 LW	JOHN TAVARES Rating: 80.2#18 C	MITCH MARNER Rating: 77.2#18 RW	FL1 Rating Rating: 76.20#21 FL1
PATRICK MARLEAU Rating: 74.4#39 LW	NAZEM KADRI Rating: 77.3#33 C	KASPERI KAPANEN Rating: 73.7#51 RW	FL2 Rating Rating: 75.10#12 FL2
ANDREAS JOHNSSON Rating: 73.2#55 LW	PAR LINDHOLM Rating: 72.8#97 C	CONNOR BROWN Rating: 69.8#103 RW	FL3 Rating Rating: 71.92#15 FL3
TYLER ENNIS Rating: 71.0#95 LW	FREDERIK GAUTHIER Rating: 70.9#144 C	JOSH LEIVO Rating: 73.7#48 RW	FL4 Rating Rating: 71.87#4 FL4

DEFENSIVE PAIRINGS	Defense
MORGAN RIELLY Rating: 78.5#6 LD	RON HAINSEY Rating: 72.6#48 RD	DL1 Rating Rating: 75.53#12 DL1
JAKE GARDINER Rating: 76.8#15 LD	NIKITA ZAITSEV Rating: 70.8#91 RD	DL2 Rating Rating: 73.79#15 DL2
TRAVIS DERMOTT Rating: 73.4#44 LD	IGOR OZHIGANOV Rating: 72.2#53 RD	DL3 Rating Rating: 72.83#4 DL3

If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. The Leafs will roll with the same lines as they did on Saturday night, meaning recent recall Trevor Moore continues to await his NHL debut, and Martin Marincin remains in the press box.

Auston Matthews is now over a week into being out with a shoulder injury, and William Nylander continues to sit. But you knew that.

Vegas Golden Lines

LW	C	RW	Forwards
JONATHAN MARCHESSAULT Rating: 82.1#7 LW	WILLIAM KARLSSON Rating: 80.7#15 C	REILLY SMITH Rating: 76.9#22 RW	FL1 Rating Rating: 79.88#7 FL1
MAX PACIORETTY Rating: 75.8#26 LW	ERIK HAULA Rating: 75.3#48 C	ALEX TUCH Rating: 76.7#25 RW	FL2 Rating Rating: 75.96#4 FL2
TOMAS NOSEK Rating: 69.5#175 LW	CODY EAKIN Rating: 70.1#167 C	TOMAS HYKA Rating: 73.1#58 RW	FL3 Rating Rating: 70.93#26 FL3
WILL CARRIER Rating: 69.8#110 LW	PIERRE-ÉDOUARD BELLEMARE Rating: 70.5#159 C	RYAN REAVES Rating: 71.1#94 RW	FL4 Rating Rating: 70.47#21 FL4

DEFENSIVE PAIRINGS	Defense
SHEA THEODORE Rating: 77.5#9 LD	DERYK ENGELLAND Rating: 72.2#55 RD	DL1 Rating Rating: 74.85#16 DL1
BRAYDEN MCNABB Rating: 72.4#60 LD	COLIN MILLER Rating: 76.6#22 RD	DL2 Rating Rating: 74.53#11 DL2
NICK HOLDEN Rating: 72.5#58 LD	BRAD HUNT Rating: 74.4#30 RD	DL3 Rating Rating: 73.44#2 DL3

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Max Pacioretty is expected to play in Toronto tonight, per Gerard Gallant.

5:13 PM · Nov 6, 2018

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Patches is in for the Golden Knights tonight, in anticipation for his return to Montreal on Saturday. Paul Stastny and Nate Schmidt remain out for Vegas, the former long-term with a knee injury and the latter now 14 games into a 20 game suspension for roid’s.