The Toronto Maple Leafs are at home to play the Calgary Flames at 7:30 p.m. ET on Monday, March 17.
The Maple Leafs (39-24-3) are coming off a 4-2 loss to Ottawa which was their second-straight loss. Ahead of their home game against Calgary, here is what the Maple Leafs lineup is expected to look like.
Maple Leafs projected lines
Forwards
- Matthew Knies - Auston Matthews - Max Domi
- Bobby McMann - John Tavares - Mitch Marner
- William Nylander - Scott Laughton - Calle Jarnkrok
- Steve Lorentz - Pontus Holmberg - Nick Robertson
Toronto shuffled their lines ahead of their loss to Ottawa on Saturday night. The Maple Leafs could put them back into a blender or stick with it. After the loss, Maple Leafs coach Craig Berube said he didn't think the team showed enough urgency.
“I didn’t find that we wanted to play our game early enough in this game. We wanted to bring pucks back, and play slow, and try to go through them," Berube said, via Sportsnet. "We had some chances off the rush, I get it — but you don’t build your game. Third period, we played more north, won more battles, more urgency, and it’s a different period. So, it’s about us getting together here and putting 60 minutes together.”
Defense
- Jake McCabe - Chris Tanev
- Morgan Reilly - Oliver Ekman-Larsson
- Simon Benoit - Brandon Carlo
Toronto's blue line has been hampered by Morgan Reilly who has struggled mightily this season. Reilly and Ekman-Larsson have both struggled defensively, and the blue line could be a major issue going into the season.
Goalies
- Joseph Woll
- Anthony Stolarz
Toronto will start Joseph Woll after Stolarz played back-to-back games. Woll is 22-12 with a 2.78 GAA and a .905 SV%. In his career against Calgary, he's 3-0 with a 2.59 GAA and a .900 SV%.
Flames vs Maple Leafs: Odds & Prediction
Calgary is a +180 underdog while Toronto is a -218 favorite with the over/under set at 5.5 goals.
The Maple Leafs have been struggling as of late, but this is a good spot for Toronto to get back into the win column.
The Maple Leafs have a much better team and should be able to score on Calgary, while the Flames have been struggling to score this season.
Prediction: Maple Leafs 4, Flames 2.
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