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Hayley Hendren
Apr 25, 2018, 14:22 EDT
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)
LWCRW
Zach Hyman

ZACH HYMAN
Rating: 72.1#71 LW
Auston Matthews

AUSTON MATTHEWS
Rating: 81.9#6 C
Connor Brown

CONNOR BROWN
Rating: 70.7#96 RW
Patrick Marleau

PATRICK MARLEAU
Rating: 75.2#35 LW
Nazem Kadri

NAZEM KADRI
Rating: 77.5#31 C
Mitch Marner

MITCH MARNER
Rating: 76.0#37 RW
James van Riemsdyk

JAMES VAN RIEMSDYK
Rating: 78.1#13 LW
Tyler Bozak

TYLER BOZAK
Rating: 73.8#64 C
Kasperi Kapanen

KASPERI KAPANEN
Rating: 69.9#109 RW
Andreas Johnsson

ANDREAS JOHNSSON
Rating: 73.2#51 LW
Tomas Plekanec

TOMAS PLEKANEC
Rating: 70.9#130 C
William Nylander

WILLIAM NYLANDER
Rating: 76.5#24 RW
DEFENSIVE PAIRINGS
Morgan Rielly

MORGAN RIELLY
Rating: 75.9#23 LD
Ron Hainsey

RON HAINSEY
Rating: 72.2#54 RD
Jake Gardiner

JAKE GARDINER
Rating: 76.0#21 LD
Nikita Zaitsev

NIKITA ZAITSEV
Rating: 72.0#56 RD
Travis Dermott

TRAVIS DERMOTT
Rating: 72.3#60 LD
Roman Polak

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.

Johnsson and Komarov rotating on the fourth line, with the rookie getting first reps. Imagine in Babcock’s mind it’s something like, Don’t mess with a winning lineup vs. his trust in Komarov at those important moments

Mark Masters
Mark Masters
@markhmasters

Leafs lines at skate Hyman-Matthews-Brown Marleau-Kadri-Marner JvR-Bozak-Kapanen Johnsson/Komarov-Plekanec-Nylander Andreas and Leo splitting reps Nazem back in usual spot

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Bruins Lines

LWCRW
Brad Marchand

BRAD MARCHAND
Rating: 85.6#1 LW
Patrice Bergeron

PATRICE BERGERON
Rating: 84.9#4 C
David Pastrnak

DAVID PASTRNAK
Rating: 84.0#4 RW
Jake DeBrusk

JAKE DEBRUSK
Rating: 75.3#34 LW
David Krejci

DAVID KREJCI
Rating: 75.3#45 C
Rick Nash

RICK NASH
Rating: 74.6#38 RW
Danton Heinen

DANTON HEINEN
Rating: 72.7#58 LW
Riley Nash

RILEY NASH
Rating: 71.9#106 C
David Backes

DAVID BACKES
Rating: 72.8#76 RW
Tim Schaller

TIM SCHALLER
Rating: 70.2#110 LW
Sean Kuraly

SEAN KURALY
Rating: 71.4#118 C
Noel Acciari

NOEL ACCIARI
Rating: 69.8#111 RW
DEFENSIVE PAIRINGS
Zdeno Chara

ZDENO CHARA
Rating: 76.2#19 LD
Charlie McAvoy

CHARLIE MCAVOY
Rating: 75.3#28 RD
Torey Krug

TOREY KRUG
Rating: 81.6#1 LD
Kevan Miller

KEVAN MILLER
Rating: 74.0#35 RD
Matt Grzelcyk

MATT GRZELCYK
Rating: 72.6#54 LD
Adam McQuaid

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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