NHL Game Preview: Toronto Maple Leafs at Colorado Avalanche with Line Combinations 3/8/2025

Max Domi skating for the Toronto Maple Leafs
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Toronto Maple Leafs at Colorado Avalanche

Venue: Ball Arena
Date: Saturday, March 8
Time: 7:00 pm EST
TV: NHLN / SN / CBC / ALT / KTVD
Radio:
Toronto – TSN 1050
Colorado – Altitude Sports Radio 92.5 FM / 950 AM

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:
Toronto
+1.5 ML -198
Colorado -1.5 ML +164
O/U 6.5

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Toronto Maple Leafs News & Notes:

The Maple Leafs made two significant additions to their roster in Scott Laughton and Brandon Carlo. Especially surprising with the Boston Bruins doing the Maple Leafs a favor. Toronto now has the center depth and defensive depth to take a deep run at the Stanley Cup Final. Now that Boston has taken themselves out of the running, Toronto’s focus will turn to the Florida Panthers, who added Brad Marchand at the deadline.

Related Post: Toronto Maple Leafs Acquire Brandon Carlo from Boston Bruins in Three-Team Trade

Colorado Avalanche News & Notes:

Colorado significantly improved at the Trade Deadline when adding Charlie Coyle, Brock Nelson, Erik Johnson, Ryan Lindgren, and Jimmy Vesey. The Avalanche are arguably the most improved team in the league after the deadline. Albeit, Mikko Rantanen was traded earlier this season. In a competitive Central Division, the playoff push will be entertaining.

Related Post: Breaking: Colorado Avalanche Acquire Charlie Coyle from Boston Bruins

Toronto Maple Leafs Projected Lines:

Knies-Matthews-Marner
Holmberg-Tavares-Nylander
Domi-Laughton-McMann
Lorentz-Kampf-Jarnkrok

Rielly-Carlo
McCabe-Benoit
Ekman-Larsson-Myers

Stolarz
Woll

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Colorado Avalanche Projected Lines:

Lehkonen-MacKinnon-Necas
Nichushkin-Nelson-Drouin
O’Connor-Coyle-Colton
Kiviranta-Drury-Vesey

Toews-Makar
Lindgren-Manson
Girard-Middleton

Blackwood
Wedgewood

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Players To Watch:

Toronto Maple Leafs

Brandon Carlo and Scott Laughton could be making their debuts with the Leafs tonight. Max Domi will see a bump in production with the addition of Laughton and will be someone to watch down the stretch.

Colorado Avalanche

Brock Nelson and Charlie Coyle could debut for the Avs tonight. Jonathan Drouin has had a down year thus far, look for him to have more production with all the additions to the Avalanche lineup.

Injury Report:

Toronto Maple Leafs

Jani Hakanpaa – IR
LW Max Pacioretty – IR
D Chris Tanev – IR

Colorado Avalanche

D Tucker Poolman – IR
LW Gabriel Landeskog – LTIR

Next Game:

Toronto Maple Leafs – March 10 at Utah Hockey Club
Colorado Avalanche – March 10 vs. Chicago Blackhawks

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