NHL Game Preview: Toronto Maple Leafs at Pittsburgh Penguins with Line Combinations 12/7/2024

Toronto Maple Leafs Captain Auston Matthews #34 and John Tavares #91
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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.

Evgeni Malkin #71 and Sidney Crosby #87 skating for the Pittsburgh Penguins
Evgeni Malkin and Sidney Crosby of the Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL.com

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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Toronto Maple Leafs – December at New Jersey
Pittsburgh Penguins – December 10 vs Colorado

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