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LGD: One game away from being one game away
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Adam Laskaris
Apr 19, 2017, 12:08 EDT
When’s the last time you had this much fun watching playoff hockey? And by fun, I mean how often do you check your vital signs while watching these games?
The Leafs head into game four of their first round series against the best regular season team in the league with a 2-1 lead and at least one more home game (tonight).
It’s been a wild series, with just one goal separating the two teams in a series that has seen an average of more than one overtime per game.
If you could find a tighter set of three games, they’ve probably been manufactured.

The Leafs

It’s been the same lineup for a long time, save for the lack of Polak. I have no new takes, other than they’ve played pretty well so far this series.

The Capitals

Pending UFA, and future Toronto Maple Leaf (at least according to one TSN member) Karl Alzner also appears to be out for tonight’s game.

Starting goalies

Holtby vs. Andersen tonight. No surprise.
106 saves, 116 shots vs. 111 saves, 120 shots. Is goaltending the difference in this series? Probably not, at least not yet.
Holtby did go down today in practice, but it sounds like he’ll still be starting tonight.

Where to watch

CBC, 7 pm, if you’re not lucky enough to make it into the ACC (or at least Maple Leaf Square).
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