Game Thread: Toronto Maple Leafs (43-20-9) at Nashville Predators (36-27-8) – 26 Mar 2023 – 06:00PM EDT

#Toronto [](/r/leafs) Maple Leafs (43-20-9) at Nashville [](/r/predators) Predators (36-27-8)

#Bridgestone Arena

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##Watch, Listen and Talk:

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|:–:|:–:|
|TV|NHLN, BSSO|
|Listen|[TOR](https://www.nhl.com/video/c-000999110) – [NSH](https://www.nhl.com/video/c-000999118)|
|Other-Away|[Preview](http://MapleLeafs.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/preview?id=2022021167) – [Boxscore](http://MapleLeafs.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/boxscore?id=2022021167) – [Recap](http://MapleLeafs.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2022021167)|
|Other-Home|[Preview](http://Predators.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/preview?id=2022021167) – [Boxscore](http://Predators.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/boxscore?id=2022021167) – [Recap](http://Predators.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=2022021167)|
|GameCenter|[On NHL.com](https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/2022021167)|

###Projected Lineups

||Left|Center|Right||Left|Center|Right|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|[](/r/predators)|Philip Tomasino|Cody Glass|Matt Duchene|[](/r/leafs)|Calle Jarnkrok|Auston Matthews|Mitch Marner|
|[](/r/predators)|Kiefer Sherwood|Thomas Novak|Luke Evangelista|[](/r/leafs)|Michael Bunting|John Tavares|William Nylander|
|[](/r/predators)|Yakov Trenin|Colton Sissons|Cole Smith|[](/r/leafs)|Zach Aston-Reese|David Kampf|Noel Acciari|
|[](/r/predators)|Egor Afanasyev|Mark Jankowski|Rasmus Asplund|[](/r/leafs)|Alexander Kerfoot|Sam Lafferty|Timothy Liljegren|

||Left D|Right D||Left D|Right D|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|[](/r/predators)|Ryan McDonagh|Dante Fabbro|[](/r/leafs)|Jake McCabe|T.J. Brodie|
|[](/r/predators)|Tyson Barrie|Jordan Gross|[](/r/leafs)|Mark Giordano|Justin Holl|
|[](/r/predators)|Jeremy Lauzon|Cal Foote|[](/r/leafs)|Morgan Rielly|Luke Schenn|

||Goalies||Goalies|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|[](/r/predators)|Kevin Lankinen|[](/r/leafs)|Joseph Woll|
|[](/r/predators)|Juuse Saros|[](/r/leafs)|Matt Murray|

#In-Game Updates

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|Time Clock|
|:–:|
|2nd – 01:05|

###Boxscore

|Teams|1st|2nd|3rd|Total|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|[](/r/leafs)|1|1|–|2|
|[](/r/predators)|0|0|–|0|

###Team Stats

|Team|Shots|Hits|Blocked|FO Wins|Giveaways|Takeaways|Power Plays|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|[](/r/leafs)|19|16|7|61.1%|6|5|1/3|
|[](/r/predators)|16|12|7|38.9%|7|6|0/2|

###Goal Summary

|Period|Time|Team|Strength|Description|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|2nd|01:02|[](/r/leafs)|Even|[Alexander Kerfoot (9) Wrist Shot, assists: John Tavares (43), Justin Holl (15)](https://hlslive-wsczoominwestus.med.nhl.com/editor/8ab67ca6-ab5b-44eb-800b-1287b91c8cac.mp4)|
|1st|18:06|[](/r/leafs)|Power Play|[John Tavares (31) Wrist Shot, assists: Mitchell Marner (66), Auston Matthews (40)](https://hlslive-wsczoominwestus.med.nhl.com/editor/32cb9ba5-1671-4e12-985b-e4b29479a59a.mp4)|

###Penalty Summary

|Period|Time|Team|Type|Min|Description|
|:–:|:–:|:-:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|2nd|14:17|[](/r/predators)|Minor|2|Rasmus Asplund Tripping against Auston Matthews|
|2nd|10:49|[](/r/leafs)|Minor|2|Wayne Simmonds Interference – Goalkeeper against Kevin Lankinen|
|2nd|07:14|[](/r/predators)|Minor|2|Mark Jankowski Slashing against Jake McCabe|
|2nd|01:43|[](/r/leafs)|Minor|2|Justin Holl High-sticking against Philip Tomasino|
|1st|17:18|[](/r/predators)|Minor|2|Yakov Trenin Tripping against Mitchell Marner|

***

###Injuries

||Player|Date|Injury|Status|Details|Return|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|[NSH](/r/predators)|Roman Josi|18 Mar 2023|Upper Body|DTD|Josi (upper body) won’t play Saturday versus the Seattle Kraken, Emma Lingan of the Nashville Predators’ official site reports.|unknown|
|[NSH](/r/predators)|Alexandre Carrier|02 Mar 2023|Upper Body|OUT|Carrier (upper body) is expected to miss 4-6 weeks, Alex Daugherty of AtoZ Sports Nashville reports.|06 Apr 2023|
|[NSH](/r/predators)|Juuso Parssinen|23 Feb 2023|Upper Body|DTD|Parssinen (upper body) is progressing slowly and is still not ready to return, John Glennon of NHL.com reports.|unknown|
|[NSH](/r/predators)|Ryan Johansen|21 Feb 2023|Leg|OUT|Johansen is expected to miss the next 12 weeks after undergoing surgery on his leg Wednesday.|16 May 2023|
|[NSH](/r/predators)|Filip Forsberg|16 Feb 2023|Upper Body|IR|Forsberg (upper body) skated in a non-contact jersey Tuesday, but his return is believed to be “imminent,” Emma Lingan of the Nashville Predators’ official site reports.|28 Mar 2023|
|[NSH](/r/predators)|Mark Borowiecki||Upper Body|IR||28 Mar 2023|
|–|–|–|–|–|
|[TOR](/r/leafs)|Erik Gustafsson|25 Mar 2023|Personal|OUT|Gustafsson is not with the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday and won’t play against the Carolina Hurricanes as he is dealing with a personal matter, David Alter of Sports Illustrated reports.|29 Mar 2023|
|[TOR](/r/leafs)|Bobby McMann|22 Mar 2023|Knee|OUT|McMann will “miss some time” with a knee injury, David Alter of Sports Illustrated reports.|29 Mar 2023|
|[TOR](/r/leafs)|Ilya Samsonov|21 Mar 2023|Personal|OUT|Samsonov (personal) will be away from the Toronto Maple Leafs for the remainder of their road trip, David Alter of Sports Illustrated reports.|29 Mar 2023|
|[TOR](/r/leafs)|Ryan O’Reilly|04 Mar 2023|Finger|IR-LT|Surgery|04 Apr 2023|
|[TOR](/r/leafs)|Rodion Amirov||Head|IR-NR||15 Jul 2023|
|[TOR](/r/leafs)|Nicholas Robertson||Shoulder|IR-LT||01 Jul 2023|
|[TOR](/r/leafs)|Mac Hollowell||Kneecap|OUT||10 Apr 2023|
|[TOR](/r/leafs)|Victor Mete||Lower Body|IR-LT||06 Apr 2023|
|[TOR](/r/leafs)|Jake Muzzin|22 Feb 2023|Neck|IR-LT|Not Specified|15 Sep 2023|

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