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So let’s go beat the Bruins, hey?
Photo credit: Dan Hamilton-USA TODAY Sports
No one really likes you, hey, Boston?
Bruins lines
| LW | C | RW | Forwards |
|---|---|---|---|
 BRAD MARCHAND Rating: 82.0#5 LW |  DAVID KREJCI Rating: 74.0#59 C |  DAVID PASTRNAK Rating: 84.0#2 RW | FL1 Rating Rating: 79.98#5 FL1 |
 DANTON HEINEN Rating: 72.2#80 LW |  COLBY CAVE Rating: 73.1#79 C |  DAVID BACKES Rating: 73.1#54 RW | FL2 Rating Rating: 72.80#24 FL2 |
 GEMEL SMITH Rating: 69.4#132 LW |  SEAN KURALY Rating: 69.7#165 C |  CHRIS WAGNER Rating: 68.7#110 RW | FL3 Rating Rating: 69.25#31 FL3 |
 RYAN DONATO Rating: 73.9#48 LW |  JAKOB FORSBACKA KARLSSON Rating: 72.8#83 C |  JOAKIM NORDSTROM Rating: 69.7#102 RW | FL4 Rating Rating: 72.14#4 FL4 |
| DEFENSIVE PAIRINGS | Defense | |
|---|---|---|
 TOREY KRUG Rating: 80.7#2 LD |  BRANDON CARLO Rating: 71.3#72 RD | DL1 Rating Rating: 75.98#13 DL1 |
 JOHN MOORE Rating: 72.3#65 LD |  CHARLIE MCAVOY Rating: 77.5#18 RD | DL2 Rating Rating: 74.88#9 DL2 |
 MATT GRZELCYK Rating: 72.4#59 LD |  STEVE KAMPFER Rating: 69.9#95 RD | DL3 Rating Rating: 71.15#20 DL3 |
Leafs lines
| LW | C | RW | Forwards |
|---|---|---|---|
 ZACH HYMAN Rating: 73.1#57 LW |  JOHN TAVARES Rating: 81.2#13 C |  MITCH MARNER Rating: 79.3#12 RW | FL1 Rating Rating: 77.86#16 FL1 |
 ANDREAS JOHNSSON Rating: 74.5#42 LW |  AUSTON MATTHEWS Rating: 87.1#4 C |  KASPERI KAPANEN Rating: 73.6#43 RW | FL2 Rating Rating: 78.39#2 FL2 |
 PATRICK MARLEAU Rating: 74.5#43 LW |  NAZEM KADRI Rating: 76.6#37 C |  WILLIAM NYLANDER Rating: 76.8#22 RW | FL3 Rating Rating: 75.97#1 FL3 |
 TYLER ENNIS Rating: 71.0#104 LW |  PAR LINDHOLM Rating: 72.0#107 C |  CONNOR BROWN Rating: 69.7#103 RW | FL4 Rating Rating: 70.92#13 FL4 |
| DEFENSIVE PAIRINGS | Defense | |
|---|---|---|
 MORGAN RIELLY Rating: 79.6#5 LD |  RON HAINSEY Rating: 72.9#42 RD | DL1 Rating Rating: 76.25#10 DL1 |
 JAKE GARDINER Rating: 76.8#16 LD |  NIKITA ZAITSEV Rating: 70.8#84 RD | DL2 Rating Rating: 73.79#14 DL2 |
 TRAVIS DERMOTT Rating: 74.1#33 LD |  IGOR OZHIGANOV Rating: 72.6#47 RD | DL3 Rating Rating: 73.34#2 DL3 |
No word if the lineups stay the same.
Starting goalies
It’s Fred vs Halak tonight.
Halak allowed five goals on 44 shots in the Bruins loss in Florida on Tuesday. Halak has been inconsistent in his last five starts, losing three of five while allowing a combined 16 goals on 169 shots (.905 SV%). He is already 1-1-0 with a 2.03 GAA and .944 SV% in two starts against Toronto this season.
TV
Game’s on CBC at 7 p.m.
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