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The annual Matthews vs. McDavid HNIC-in-Toronto showdown features the added intrigue of Zach Hyman’s chase for 50 goals — he’s currently at 48 — in his hometown against his former team tonight at the Scotiabank Arena (7:00 p.m. EST, Sportsnet/CBC).
The Leafs are without Mitch Marner, Calle Jarnkrok, and possibly Tyler Bertuzzi in addition to Ilya Lyubushkin’s absence on the backend, leaving them hobbled compared to a fully healthy Oilers lineup. But after the Oilers stormed back from 2-0 down to beat Toronto in Edmonton in January, this is the kind of marquee matchup where the Leafs‘ healthy stars need to bring their best and exact some revenge in their home barn.
At 18-12-3, the Leafs haven’t been nearly as dominant as in past seasons on home ice and have allowed some games against top teams to slip away from them at the Scotiabank Arena (vs. Colorado, Boston, Carolina). This would be a perfect time to start reversing that trend ahead of the playoffs.
Edmonton is expected to run a loaded-up look of Draisaitl – McDavid – Hyman for this game, which brings into extra focus Matthews’ matchup alongside Max Domi and one of Bertuzzi or Matthew Knies (depending on Bertuzzi’s status). Matthews is coming off of one of his most dominant showings of the season in Washington (five points) in a back-to-back situation following a rough night in Philadelphia, and the Leafs are going to need a similar level of leadership from AM34 tonight against the NHL’s top team since the middle of November (39-12-3 post-coaching change).
Toronto Maple Leafs Projected Lines
Forwards without Bertuzzi
#23 Matthew Knies – #34 Auston Matthews – #11 Max Domi
#74 Bobby McMann – #91 John Tavares – #88 William Nylander
#24 Connor Dewar – #64 David Kampf – #18 Noah Gregor
#89 Nick Robertson – #29 Pontus Holmberg – #75 Ryan Reaves
Forwards with Bertuzzi
#59 Tyler Bertuzzi* – #34 Auston Matthews – #11 Max Domi
#23 Matthew Knies – #91 John Tavares – #88 William Nylander
#74 Bobby McMann – #29 Pontus Holmberg – #89 Nick Robertson
#24 Connor Dewar – #64 David Kampf – #18 Noah Gregor
Defensemen
#44 Morgan Rielly – #22 Jake McCabe
#20 Joel Edmundson – #37 Timothy Liljegren
#2 Simon Benoit – #25 Conor Timmins
Goaltenders
Starter: #35 Ilya Samsonov
#60 Joseph Woll
*game-time decision: Tyler Bertuzzi
Scratched: TJ Brodie
Injured/Out: Ilya Lyubushkin, Mitch Marner, Calle Jarnkrok, Mark Giordano
Edmonton Oilers Projected Lines
Forwards
#29 Leon Draisaitl – #97 Connor McDavid – #18 Zach Hyman
#37 Warren Foegel – #93 Ryan Nugent-Hopkins – #71 Ryan McLeod
#91 Evander Kane – #19 Adam Henrique – #10 Derek Ryan
#13 Mattias Janmark – #39 Sam Carrick – #28 Connor Brown
Defensemen
#14 Mattias Ekholm – #2 Evan Bouchard
#25 Darnell Nurse – #73 Vincent Desharnais
#27 Brett Kulak – #5 Cody Ceci
Goaltenders
Starter: #74 Stuart Skinner
#30 Calvin Pickard
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