Jonathan Bernier starts for the Leafs tonight.
— Jonas Siegel (@jonassiegel) November 15, 2015
Tempting as it was to keep rollin’ with Reims, this is the smart call. If last night’s game was a 24-save performance it might be a different story, but it was a 40+ shot night, and regardless of that consideration Reimer is in the midst of a seven-games-in-13 days run of starts. The season is long.
The Leafs will not have to face Henrik Lundqvist tonight; the Rangers played in Ottawa last night, and Antti Raanta has been confirmed as the Rangers’ starter this evening at MSG. Raanta’s been great in his three starts this season — 3-0-0, with a .967 save percentage and a 0.67 goals against average.
After playing mostly well, doing a lot of the right things and still losing, the Leafs are starting to get their due reward of late, and are heating up to the tune of three wins in a row and points in six of their last seven, including a couple of wins over the top team in the West (Dallas). Let’s see what they’ve got against the leaders in the East here in the Rangers.
Toronto Maple Leafs Projected Lineup
Toronto Maple Leafs vs. New York Rangers Lineup - November 15, 2015| Left Wing | Center | Right Wing |
|---|---|---|
| van Riemsdyk | Kadri | Komarov |
| Matthias | Bozak | Parenteau |
| Winnik | Spaling | Lupul |
| Grabner | Froese | Holland |
| Scratched: Boyes | ||
| Left Defence | Right Defence | |
| Hunwick | Rielly | |
| Gardiner | Phaneuf | |
| Harrington | Polak | |
| Scratched: Marincin, Corrado | ||
| Goal: | Bernier |
