It’s starting to feel like Groundhog Day.
For the 3rd time in a week, the Maple Leafs face the Devils. To be fair, the matchups have all been unique in that both teams have undergone significant overhaul between each game.
Two days after a 5-4 overtime loss to the Devils last Friday (has it really only been a week?), the Leafs acquired Dion Phaneuf and J-S Giguere in two separate blockbuster trades, the result of which was Tuesday’s 3-0 shutout victory in rematch #1. Just last night, the Devils decided to do some roster shuffling of their own, picking up superstar forward Ilya Kovalchuk, who will indeed suit up this evening for rematch #2.
Game Notes
Lineup Notes
The Maple Leafs are expected to start the game with the following line combos:
1st: Ponikarovsky – Bozak – Kessel
2nd: Mitchell – Hanson – Stempniak
3rd: Kulemin – Wallin – Sjostrom
4th: Rosehill – Primeau – Orr
DP1: Phaneuf – Beauchemin
DP2: Kaberle – Schenn
DP3: Exelby – Gunnarsson
Healthy Scratch: Jeff Finger
Injuries: Grabovski (wrist – appx. 2 wks), Komisarek (shoulder – season), Van Ryn (you name it, it probably broke at some point – season)
Interestingly, the Leafs have only 12 forwards and 7 defenders on their active roster. Some are surprised a call-up has not yet been made from the Marlies to have an extra forward on hand, but there is no sense in doing so if the coaching staff is planning on using the same lineup as they did the last time out (which is what is happening here). Should this lineup falter, or changes be deemed necessary, expect Viktor Stalberg’s name to be at the top of the call-up list.
Stats Pack
Not much different than last time out, but I’ll post it anyway for those who wish to have the relevant numbers on hand:
| NJ | TOR | |
|---|---|---|
| Overall Record | 35-18-2 (2nd East) |
18-28-11 (14th East) |
| Home Record | 18-9-0 | 10-12-5 |
| Road Record | 17-9-2 | 8-16-6 |
| Goals For | 140 (t-27th) | 151 (16th) |
| Goals Against | 123 (1st) | 195 (30th) |
| Powerplay % | 19.0 (11th) | 16.6 (23rd) |
| Penalty Kill % | 82.4 (12th) | 70.4 (30th) |
| Scoring First | 22-5-0 | 11-4-4 |
| Leading After One | 17-1-0 | 8-4-1 |
| Trailing After One | 9-14-1 | 5-15-3 |
| Leading After Two | 24-1-0 | 14-1-2 |
| Trailing After Two | 3-15-0 | 0-25-6 |
| Overtime | 8-2 | 1-11 |
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February 5th, 2010 at 9:28 pm
rustynail wrote:
Ron Wilson is fucking horse shit…Get rid of this guy… I knew a guy who was cousins with Stajan and he said NO ONE likes Ron Wilson. Rons attitude is, you don’t have to like me but you WILL listen to me. Douche bag.
February 5th, 2010 at 9:30 pm
Maybe if the US does shitty in the Olympics, BB will cut ties with him once the league gets back underway. In RW’s mind….his job is safe…i would like BB to drop the bomb on him
February 5th, 2010 at 9:37 pm
Wilson is stupid dumb shit. You couldn’t at least call a timeout after they tied the game…
Gustavsson sucks ass, his rebound control is fucken awful.
February 5th, 2010 at 9:40 pm
@ Jes:
Gus looked shaky all night, playing too deep in his crease alot of times. It will come…..I believe in this guy…..he will be a big part of our future.
February 5th, 2010 at 10:15 pm
Wow. So Burkes son was killed in a car accident. R.I.P Brendan. Burke must be devastated. My thoughts to him and his family.
February 5th, 2010 at 10:27 pm
Horrible news
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