Toronto Maple Leafs (7-6-3, 18th in NHL) vs. Florida Panthers (8-7-1, 17th in NHL)
Puck drop: 7:30 p.m. ET
Arena: Air Canada Centre
Watch: TSN4
Game Day Notes
– The Panthers are the first team the Maple Leafs will play for the second time this season after the Leafs took a 3-2 decision at the Air Canada Centre ten games ago on Oct. 28. Mitch Marner’s line led the way, combining for all three goals, while Frederik Andersen came up with a big third period to hold on as the Leafs sat back on their heels with the lead.
– Coming off of the 7-3 loss to the Lightning at the time, that win marked beginning of Andersen’s turnaround after a tough start to the season. He entered that Oct. 28 contest with one win in five starts and a .851 save percentage. Including the Panthers win, Andersen is 6-3-0 with a .928 save percentage since.
– The Panthers reside middle of the pack-ish in nearly all major statistical categories but are the sixth-best team by score-adjusted CF% and enter the game having won two consecutive. Their struggles on the road have been their biggest stumbling block early in the season (2-4-1). The Leafs enter the game 6-2-0 on home ice.
– Nazem Kadri played over 11 minutes of his 14:58 in ice time (all even strength) against Aleksander Barkov in the teams’ first meeting; Barkov was kept off the scoresheet and generated just one shot on goal. Barkov has just three points (all assists) in his last 12.
– Given the nod by head coach Gerard Gallant this time around, James Reimer will start against his former team for the first time since the trade last deadline. Reimer is 2-2-1 this season with a 2.73 goals against average and a .905 save percentage. Reimer remains the only Leafs goaltender with a playoff win since Ed Belfour in 2003-04.
– William Nylander skated at center in the morning skate with Auston Matthews absent while Peter Holland took Tyler Bozak’s place, but both Bozak and Matthews are expected to play tonight, according to Mike Babcock.
– After two games in the press box, Connor Carrick enters the lineup in Martin Marincin’s place. Yesterday after practice, Babcock spoke on what improvements the coaching staff is looking for in Carrick’s game: “I think Connor is a good player. We’ve talked to him about staying out of too many physical confrontations and using his skating and his skill much more than he was. That’s the challenge for him, but he’s a real good player and we like his upside.”
Matchup Stats
Statistics courtesy of SportingCharts.com
Overall Stats | Fla | Tor |
---|---|---|
Points | 17 | 17 |
Record % | 0.531 | 0.531 |
Home Winning % | 0.667 | 0.75 |
Away Winning % | 0.357 | 0.313 |
Shootout Winning % | 0 | 0 |
Goal Differential Per Game | 0.19 | -0.38 |
Shot Differential Per Game | 1.94 | -1.56 |
Hits Per Game | 19.3 | 27.1 |
PIM Per Game | 8.6 | 12.4 |
Opponent PIM Per Game | 9.6 | 13.8 |
Goals Per Game | 2.75 | 3.13 |
Even Strength Goals Per Game | 2.06 | 2.44 |
Power Play Goals Per Game | 0.56 | 0.63 |
Shots Per Game | 30.7 | 32.8 |
Shots Per Goal | 11.2 | 10.5 |
Team Shooting % | 0.09 | 0.095 |
Power Play % | 0.158 | 0.233 |
Goals Against Per Game | 2.56 | 3.5 |
ES Goals Against Per Game | 1.94 | 2.94 |
PP Goals Against Per Game | 0.56 | 0.5 |
Shots Against Per Game | 28.75 | 34.31 |
Shots Against Per Goal | 11.22 | 9.8 |
Opp. Team Shooting % | 0.089 | 0.102 |
Penalty Kill % | 0.813 | 0.833 |
Save % | 0.911 | 0.898 |
Goals Against Average | 2.51 | 3.47 |
Shutouts | 0 | 0 |
Opponent Save % | 0.91 | 0.905 |
Opponent Goals Against Average | 2.7 | 3.1 |
Opponent Shutouts | 1 | 1 |
Toronto Maple Leafs Projected Lines
Forwards
Leo Komarov – Nazem Kadri – Connor Brown
James van Riemsdyk – Tyler Bozak – Mitch Marner
Zach Hyman – Auston Matthews – William Nylander
Matt Martin – Ben Smith – Nikita Soshnikov
Defence
Morgan Rielly – Nikita Zaitsev
Jake Gardiner – Connor Carrick
Matt Hunwick – Roman Polak
Scratched: Martin Marincin, Frank Corrado, Peter Holland
Goaltenders
Frederik Andersen
Jhonas Enroth
Florida Panthers Projected Lines
Forwards
Jonathan Marchessault – Aleksander Barkov – Jaromir Jagr
Jussi Jokinen – Vincent Trocheck – Reilly Smith
Seth Griffith – Denis Malgin – Colton Sceviour
Greg McKegg – Jared McCann – Kyle Rau
Defencemen
Keith Yandle – Jason Demers
Mark Pysyk – Aaron Ekblad
Michael Matheson – Alex Petrovic
Goaltenders
James Reimer
Roberto Luongo