Toronto Maple Leafs (28-20-12, t-12th in NHL) vs. Montreal Canadiens (32-21-8, 10th in NHL)
Puck drop: 7:00 p.m. EST
Arena: Air Canada Centre
Watch: CBC
Matchup Stats
Statistics courtesy of SportingCharts.com
| Stat | Mon | Tor |
|---|---|---|
| Points | 72 | 68 |
| Record % | 0.59 | 0.567 |
| Home Winning % | 0.645 | 0.583 |
| Away Winning % | 0.5 | 0.535 |
| Shootout Winning % | 0.5 | 0.125 |
| Goal Differential Per Game | 0.18 | 0.23 |
| Shot Differential Per Game | -0.59 | 0.25 |
| Hits Per Game | 21.2 | 24.6 |
| PIM Per Game | 10.1 | 10.3 |
| Opponent PIM Per Game | 8.1 | 10.5 |
| Goals Per Game | 2.74 | 3.1 |
| Even Strength Goals Per Game | 2.05 | 2.32 |
| Power Play Goals Per Game | 0.62 | 0.7 |
| Shots Per Game | 29.2 | 32.9 |
| Shots Per Goal | 10.7 | 10.6 |
| Team Shooting % | 0.094 | 0.094 |
| Power Play % | 0.21 | 0.231 |
| Goals Against Per Game | 2.56 | 2.87 |
| ES Goals Against Per Game | 1.77 | 2.27 |
| PP Goals Against Per Game | 0.69 | 0.53 |
| Shots Against Per Game | 29.84 | 32.6 |
| Shots Against Per Goal | 11.67 | 11.37 |
| Opp. Team Shooting % | 0.086 | 0.088 |
| Penalty Kill % | 0.803 | 0.835 |
| Save % | 0.914 | 0.912 |
| Goals Against Average | 2.53 | 2.82 |
| Shutouts | 4 | 4 |
| Opponent Save % | 0.906 | 0.906 |
| Opponent Goals Against Average | 2.7 | 3.05 |
| Opponent Shutouts | 6 | 2 |
Who’s Hot
- Connor Brown: three goals in last three games
- Jake Gardiner: six points (two goals, four assists) in last three games
- Nazem Kadri: seven points (five goals, two assists) in last six games
- Auston Matthews: six points (one goal, five assists) in last four games
- Max Pacioretty: eight points (three goals, five assists) in last six games
Toronto Maple Leafs Projected Lines
Forwards
Josh Leivo – Nazem Kadri – Leo Komarov
van Riemsdyk – Tyler Bozak* (Ben Smith) – Connor Brown
Zach Hyman – Auston Matthews – William Nylander
Matt Martin – Frederik Gauthier – Nikita Soshnikov
Defencemen
Morgan Rielly – Nikita Zaitsev
Jake Gardiner – Alexey Marchenko
Matt Hunwick – Roman Polak
Goaltenders
Starter: Frederik Andersen (Confirmed)
Backup: Curtis McElhinney
Scratched: Martin Marincin
Injured: Mitch Marner, Connor Carrick, *Tyler Bozak (game-time decision)
Montreal Canadiens Projected Lines
Forwards
Max Pacioretty – Phillip Danault – Alexander Radulov
Artturi Lehkonen – Alex Galchenyuk – Brendan Gallagher
Paul Byron – Tomas Plekanec – Andrew Shaw
Sven Andrighetto – David Desharnais – Torrey Mitchell
Defencemen
Alexei Emelin – Shea Weber
Andrei Markov – Jeff Petry
Nathan Beaulieu – Nikita Nesterov
Goaltenders
Starter: Carey Price (Confirmed)
Backup: Al Montoya
Scratched: Brian Flynn, Michael McCarron, Greg Pateryn
Injured: None
