Inside The Rink Game Day Preview
Pittsburgh Penguins (1-1-0) at Toronto Maple Leafs (1-1-0)
Date: Saturday, October 12
Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, Ontario
Time: 7:00 pm EST
TV: NHL Network
DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:
Pittsburgh +1.5 ML +164
Toronto -1.5 ML -198
O/U 6.5
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Pittsburgh Penguins Notes:
The Penguins look for their second win of the season. The Penguins previously defeated the Maple Leafs 3-2 to kick off the season series in 2023-24 but struggled against them last year, losing two games in Toronto. With star players still seeking their first points, today’s game could be more of an offensive shootout.
Toronto Maple Leafs Notes:
The Leafs got off to a mixed start while opening the season on a two-game road trip. Toronto followed up a 1-0 season-opening shutout by the Canadiens in which the Maple Leafs peppered Montreal goalie Sam Montembeault with 48 shots, with a 3-2 win over the New Jersey Devils the next day.
Pittsburgh Penguins Lineup:
Beauvillier-Crosby-Rakell
Bunting-Malkin-O’Connor
McGroarty-Eller-Puljujarvi
Hayes-Glass-Acciari
Grzelcyk-Letang
Pettersson-Karlsson
Graves-St. Ivany
Blomqvist
Jarry
Toronto Maple Leafs Lineup:
Knies-Matthews-Marner
Domi-Tavares-Nylander
Pacioretty-Holmberg-Robertson
Lorentz-Kampf-McCann
Rielly-Tanev
Ekman-Larsson-McCabe
Benoit-Timmins
Stolarz
Hildeby
Players To Watch:
Pittsburgh Penguins – This is a game of high-profile players and Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin lead the charge for the Penguins again this season.
Toronto Maple Leafs – Auston Matthews, William Nylander, and Mitch Marner lead a star-studded Leafs lineup that is capable of registering a plethora of shots on net and scoring chances against a Penguins defense that struggles at times.
Injuries:
Pittsburgh – Nieto (Knee – IR), Rust (Lower Body), Nedeljkovic (Lower Body -IR), Lizotte (Concussion -IR)
Toronto – Woll (Lower Body – IR), Dewar (Shoulder – IR)
Next game:
Pittsburgh – October 14 at Montreal at 7:30 pm EST.
Toronto – October 16 vs Los Angeles at 7:30 pm EST.
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