Toronto Maple Leafs (26-13-2, 54 pts) at Philadelphia Flyers (17-18-5, 39 pts)
Venue: Wells Fargo Center
Date: Tuesday, January 7
Time: 7:30 pm EST
TV: ESPN+ / Hulu / Disney+
Radio:
Toronto Maple Leafs – Sportsnet 590 AM The FAN
Philadelphia Flyers – WMMR 93.3 FM
DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:
Toronto Maple Leafs -1.5 ML -145
Philadelphia Flyers +1.5 ML +125
O/U 6.5
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Toronto Maple Leafs News & Notes:
The Maple Leafs have ridden a four-game winning streak to the top of the Atlantic Division. Toronto is four points up on second-place Florida, although the Panthers have a game in hand. The Leafs are 7-3-0 in their last ten games and have a respectable 9-6-2 record away from home. Toronto won the previous meeting between these clubs on Sunday, with Morgan Reilly scoring the game-winner in overtime.
Philadelphia Flyers News & Notes:
The Flyers have lost two in a row and are only 3-6-1 in their last ten games, and things don’t get any easier with a hot Maple Leafs squad coming to town. Philadelphia played the Leafs tough on Sunday, picking up a point in the OT loss. The Flyers have been average at home this season, going 8-9-1, but will need to start grabbing some more home wins if they want to climb back into playoff contention.
Toronto Maple Leafs Projected Lines:
Knies-Matthews-Marner
Pacioretty-Tavares-Nylander
McMann-Domi-Robertson
Lorentz-Kampf-Dewar
McCabe-Tanev
Rielly-Myers
Benoit-Ekman-Larsson
Hildeby
Woll
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Philadelphia Flyers Projected Lines:
Laughton-Frost-Michkov
Foerster-Cates-Brink
Tippett-Poehling-Konecny
Farabee-Couturier-Hathaway
Sanheim-York
Zamula-Ristolainen
Seeler-Drysdale
Fedotov
Kolosov
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Players To Watch:
Toronto Maple Leafs
Auston Matthews has been on fire since his return from injury with a pair of multi-point games (1g, 2a against Boston and then 2a versus the Flyers). The franchise center has battled injuries this season but is producing better than a point per game with 28 points (12g, 16a) in 26 games played. Matthews will bring his personal six-game point streak into the matchup with Philly tonight.
Philadelphia Flyers
22-year-old winger Tyson Foerster has goals in back-to-back games and three goals in his last four games to bring his goal total up to 12. Foerster is tied for second in goals on the team with dynamic rookie Matvei Michkov. Foerster is on pace to break his career high in goals (20) that he set a year ago, the Alliston, Ontario native is on pace for 25 goals this season as he looks to establish himself in the NHL.
Injury Report:
Toronto Maple Leafs
G Anthony Stolarz – IR
C Auston Mathews – IR
C Calle Jarnkrok – IR
Philadelphia Flyers
D Ryan Ellis – IR
LW Nicolas Deslauriers – IR
D Emil Andrae – OUT
G Samuel Ersson – Day To Day
Next Game:
Toronto Maple Leafs – January 9 at Carolina Hurricanes
Philadelphia Flyers – January 9 vs. Dallas Stars
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