NHL Game Preview: Toronto Maple Leafs (16-8-2, 34 Pts) at Pittsburgh Penguins (11-13-4, 26 Pts)
Venue: PPG Paints Arena
Date: Tonight – Saturday, December 7
Time: 7:00 pm EST
TV: SportsNet Pittsburgh, ESPN+
Radio:
Toronto – 1050 TSN
Pittsburgh – 105.9 FM The X
DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:
Toronto -1.5 ML -162
Pittsburgh +1.5 ML +136
O/U 6
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Toronto Maple Leafs News & Notes:
Toronto is playing the second game of a back-to-back after a 3-1 loss to the Washington Capitals. Previously, Toronto defeated the Penguins 4-2 on October 12. Toronto has won seven of their last nine.
Pittsburgh Penguins News & Notes:
Last night, the Penguins lost to the New York Rangers 4-2 following the Jacob Trouba Trade. Currently, Pittsburgh is 14th in the NHL in power play efficiency at 21.5 percent and 14th in penalty killing at 80.2 percent.
Toronto Maple Leafs Projected Lines
Knies-Matthews-Marner
Holmberg-Tavares-W. Nylander
Robertson-Minten-Lorentz
Grebenkin-Dewar-Reaves
Ekman-Larsson-Tanev
Reilly-Myers
Benoit-Timmins
Woll
Stolarz
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Pittsburgh Penguins Projected Lines
Rakell-Crosby-Rust
O’Connor-Malkin-Tomasino
Bunting-Lizotte-Beauvillier
Hayes-Glass-Acciari
Pettersson-Karlsson
Grzelcyk-Letang
Pickering-Shea
Jarry
Nedeljkovic
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Players To Watch:
Toronto Maple Leafs
John Tavares has 12 goals and 11 assists for the Maple Leafs. Auston Matthews has five goals and six assists over the past ten games.
Pittsburgh Penguins
Sidney Crosby is playing in his 1,300th career game. Erik Karlsson has two goals and 15 assists for the Penguins. Bryan Rust has four goals and three assists over the past ten games.
Injury Report:
Toronto Maple Leafs
LW Max Pacioretty – IR – Week to week
C Calle Jarnkrok – IR – Month to month
C David Kampf – IR
D Jake McCabe – Day to day
C Max Domi – IR
C Bobby McMann – IR – Day to day
Pittsburgh Penguins
None
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