Toronto Maple Leafs (18-12-8, 14th in NHL) vs. Montreal Canadiens (24-9-6, 5th in NHL)
Puck drop: 7:00 p.m. EST
Arena: Air Canada Centre
Watch: CBC
Now in the third divisional playoff spot, the red-hot Maple Leafs (6-0-1 in their last seven) are looking for their first win over the Montreal Canadiens since January 18, 2014 — 12 meetings ago. The Canadiens are decimated by key injuries while the Leafs enter the game riding high, having scored 29 goals during their precipitous seven-game rise up the standings.
Matchup Stats
Statistics courtesy of SportingCharts.com
| Stat | Mon | Tor |
|---|---|---|
| Season Series | 2-0-0 | 0-2-0 |
| Points | 54 | 44 |
| Record % | 0.692 | 0.579 |
| Home Winning % | 0.8 | 0.611 |
| Away Winning % | 0.556 | 0.526 |
| Shootout Winning % | 0.5 | 0.167 |
| Goal Differential Per Game | 0.74 | 0.26 |
| Shot Differential Per Game | 1.23 | 0.45 |
| Hits Per Game | 21.6 | 24.6 |
| PIM Per Game | 10.2 | 10.8 |
| Opponent PIM Per Game | 8.2 | 11.4 |
| Goals Per Game | 3.03 | 3.05 |
| Even Strength Goals Per Game | 2.31 | 2.32 |
| Power Play Goals Per Game | 0.64 | 0.68 |
| Shots Per Game | 31.1 | 33.1 |
| Shots Per Goal | 10.3 | 10.8 |
| Team Shooting % | 0.097 | 0.092 |
| Power Play % | 0.205 | 0.215 |
| Goals Against Per Game | 2.28 | 2.79 |
| ES Goals Against Per Game | 1.54 | 2.21 |
| PP Goals Against Per Game | 0.69 | 0.5 |
| Shots Against Per Game | 29.9 | 32.63 |
| Shots Against Per Goal | 13.1 | 11.7 |
| Opp. Team Shooting % | 0.076 | 0.086 |
| Penalty Kill % | 0.807 | 0.852 |
| Save % | 0.924 | 0.915 |
| Goals Against Average | 2.25 | 2.74 |
| Shutouts | 3 | 1 |
| Opponent Save % | 0.903 | 0.908 |
| Opponent Goals Against Average | 2.98 | 3 |
| Opponent Shutouts | 1 | 2 |
Toronto Maple Leafs Projected Lines
Forwards
Leo Komarov – Nazem Kadri – William Nylander
van Riemsdyk – Tyler Bozak – Mitch Marner
Zach Hyman – Auston Matthews – Connor Brown
Matt Martin – Frederik Gauthier – Josh Leivo
Defencemen
Morgan Rielly – Nikita Zaitsev
Jake Gardiner – Connor Carrick
Matt Hunwick – Roman Polak
Goaltenders
Starter: Frederik Andersen (Confirmed)
Backup: Antoine Bibeau
Injured: Martin Marincin (lower body), Ben Smith (lower body), Nikita Soshnikov (lower body)
Montreal Canadiens Projected Lines
Forwards
Max Pacioretty – Phillip Danault – Alexander Radulov
Artturi Lehkonen – Tomas Plekanec – Sven Andrighetto
Daniel Carr – Torrey Mitchell – Brian Flynn
Bobby Farnham – Michael McCarron – Nikita Scherbak
Defencemen
Alexei Emelin – Shea Weber
Nathan Beaulieu – Jeff Petry
Mark Barberio – Ryan Johnston
Goaltenders
Starter: Carey Price (Confirmed)
Backup: Al Montoya
Injured: Andrew Shaw, Brendan Gallagher, David Desharnais, Alex Galchenyuk, Andrei Markov, Charles Hudon
