Toronto Maple Leafs (38-20-3, 79 Pts) at Vegas Golden Knights (36-18-6, 78 pts)
Venue: T-Mobile Arena
Date: Wednesday, March 5
Time: 10:00 pm ET
TV: TNT/tru TV/MAX
Radio:
Toronto– TSN 1050
Vegas – Fox Sports Radio 98.9 FM / 1340 AM
DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:
Toronto +1.5 ML +100
Vegas: -1.5 ML -120
O/U 6.5
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Toronto Maple Leafs News & Notes:
The Maple Leafs had their five-game winning streak snapped on Monday in a 3-2 shootout loss to the San Jose Sharks. Despite the loss they are still on a six-game point streak. They enter tonight tied with the Florida Panthers for first place in the Atlantic Division. Auston Matthews is on a ten-game point streak, he’s recorded 14 points in that span on two goals and 12 assists.
Vegas Golden Knights News & Notes:
The Golden Knights picked up their second straight win on Sunday with a 2-0 win over the New Jersey Devils. They’ve now won five of their last six averaging 3.50 goals per game while allowing 2.50 goals per game. Noah Hanifin is on a three-game point streak recording five points on a goal and four assists.
Toronto Maple Leafs Projected Lines
Knies-Matthews-Marner
Holmberg-Tavares-Nylander
McMann-Domi-Robertson
Dewar-Kampf-Jarnkrok
Rielly-Ekman-Larsson
McCabe-Meyers
Benoit-Timmins
Stolarz
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Vegas Golden Knights Projected Lines:
Olofsson-Eichel-Stone
Dorofeyev-Hertl-Saad
Barbashev-Howden-Kolesar
Pearson-Roy-Lavoie
Hague-Pietrangelo
Hanifin-Whitecloud
McNabb-Korczak
Hill
Samsonov
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Players To Watch:
Toronto Maple Leafs
William Nylander this season has 62 points on 35 goals and 27 assists. He’s faced the Golden Knights 12 times in his career recording 11 points on four goals and seven assists; in the previous meeting he scored a goal and recorded an assist.
Vegas Golden Knights
Ivan Barbashev this season has 39 points on 18 goals and 21 assists. He’s faced the Maple Leafs 14 times in his career recording six points on three goals and three assists; Vegas was shutout in the previous meeting this season, last season in two meetings he scored a goal and added an assist.
Injury Report:
Toronto Maple Leafs
D Jani Hakanpaa – IR
LW Max Pacioretty – IR
D Chris Tanev – IR
C Steven Lorentz – DTD
Vegas Golden Knights
C William Karlsson – IR
RW Cole Schwindt – IR
D Shea Theodore – Out
Next Game:
Toronto – March 8 at Colorado Avalanche
Vegas – March 7 vs. Pittsburgh Penguins
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