NHL Game Preview: Toronto Maple Leafs at Los Angeles Kings with Line Combinations 3/29/2025

NHL Game Preview: Toronto Maple Leafs at Los Angeles Kings with Line Combinations 3/29/2025

Toronto Maple Leafs (43-25-4, 90 pts) at Los Angeles Kings (40-22-9, 89 Pts)

Venue: crypto.com Arena
Date: Saturday, March 29
Time: 7:30 pm EST
TV: ESPN+/SN/CBC /FDSN W 
Radio:
Toronto – Sportsnet 590 AM The FAN
Los Angeles – 710 ESPN

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:

Toronto +1.5 ML +120
Los Angeles: -1.5 ML -142
O/U 5.5

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Toronto Maple Leafs News & Notes:

The Maple Leafs kicked off their three-game road trip with a 6-5 shootout loss to the San Jose Sharks on Thursday night. With Thursday’s loss they dropped to 6-5-2 in March, averaging 3.7 goals per game while allowing 3.8 goals per game. William Nylander has six points in his last two games on four goals and two assists. John Tavares is also on a five-game point streak recording six goals and five assists.

Los Angeles Kings News & Notes:

The Kings had their four game winning streak snapped on Thursday in a 4-0 loss to the Colorado Avalanche. In their last ten games they’re 8-2-0, averaging 3.5 goals per game while allowing 1.9 goals per game.

Toronto Maple Leafs Projected Lines:

Knies-Matthews-Marner
McMann-Tavares-Nylander
Laughton-Domi-Robertson
Lorentz-Kamp-Jarnkrok

Rielly-Carlo
McCabe-Tanev
Benoit-Ekman-Larsson

Stolarz
Woll

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Los Angeles Kings Projected Lines:

Kuzmenko-Kopitar-Kempe
Fiala-Byfield-Laferriere
Foegele-Danault-Moore
Malott-Helenius-Lewis

Anderson-Doughty
Gavrikov-Spence
Edmunson-Clarke

Kuemper
Rittich

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Players To Watch:

Toronto Maple Leafs

Auston Matthews this season has 66 points on 28 goals and 38 assists. He’s faced the Kings 14 times in his career recording 12 points on five goals and seven assists; he recorded a goal and two assists in the previous meeting this season.

Los Angeles Kings

Kevin Fiala this season has 50 points on 28 goals and 22 assists. He’s faced the Maple Leafs 12 times in his career recording eight points on three goals and five assists; in the meeting earlier this season, he scored a goal.  

Injury Report:

Toronto Maple Leafs

LW Max Pacioretty – IR
D Jani Hakanpaa – IR

Los Angeles Kings

C Alex Turcotte – DTD
LW Tanner Jeannot – DTD

Next Game

Toronto – March 30 at Anaheim Ducks   
Los Angeles– March 30 vs. San Jose Sharks

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