NHL Game Preview: Boston Bruins at Toronto Maple Leafs with Line Combinations 1/4/2025

NHL Game Preview: Boston Bruins at Toronto Maple Leafs with Line Combinations 1/4/2025

Boston Bruins (20-16-4, 44 Pts) at Toronto Maple Leafs (24-13-2, 50 Pts)

Venue: Scotiabank Arena
Date: Saturday, January 4
Time: 7:00 ET
TV: ESPN+/NESN/ CBC
Radio:
Boston – The Sports Hub 98.5 FM
Toronto – Sportsnet 590 AM The FAN

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:

Boston: +1.5 ML +124
Toronto: -1.5 ML -148
O/U 5.5

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Boston Bruins News & Notes:

The Bruins have dropped two straight and have been outscored 5-2 in that stretch. The two goals scored by the Bruins in that span have been by Justin Brazeau and Elias Lindholm.   

Toronto Maple Leafs News & Notes:

The Maple Leafs have won two straight by a combined score of 5-2 both coming against the New York Islanders as Joseph Woll stopped 62 shots of the 34 he faced over the two games. 

Toronto Maple Leafs Lineup:

Knies-Matthews-Marner
Pacioretty-Tavares-Nylander
McMann-Domi-Robertson
Lorentz-Kampf-Dewar

McCabe-Tanev
Rielly-Myers
Benoit-Ekman-Larsson

Woll 
Hildeby

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Boston Bruins Lineup:

Marchand-E. Lindholm-Pastrnak
Geekie-Zacha-Coyle
Wahlstrom-Frederic-Brazeau
Beecher-Kastelic-Koepke

Zadorov-McAvoy
Wortherspoon-Carlo
Lohrei-Peeke

Swayman
Korpisalo

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Players To Watch:

Boston Bruins:

Brad Marchand this season has 31 points on 15 goals and 16 assists. He’s faced the Maple Leafs 55 times in his career recording 54 points on 20 goals and 34 assists; the Bruins were shutout in one of the two meetings this season but in the other Marchand had a goal and an assist.

Toronto Maple Leafs:

Matthew Knies this season has 19 points on 11 goals and eight assists. He’s faced the Bruins six times in his career recording four points on two goals and two assists; three of those points came in the previous two matchups this season in which he’s recorded two goals and an assist.

Injury Report:

Toronto Maple Leafs:

G Anthony Stolarz – IR
F Calle Jarnkrok – IR
F Auston Matthews – IR
F Pontus Holmberg – DTD

Boston Bruins:

D Hampus Lindholm – Out 

Next Game: 

Toronto Maple Leafs: January 5 vs Philadelphia Flyers 
Boston Bruins: January 5 vs New York Islanders

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