Colorado Avalanche @ Toronto Maple Leafs
01:30 PM at Scotiabank Arena
Watch on: NHLN, TVAS, TSN4, ALT

The Leafs last game was at home on January 23 against the Vegas Golden Knights, which Toronto lost by a score of 6-3 in regulation. The Leafs have a record of 24-18-9 for a 0.559 Points %.

The Colorado Avalanche last played at home on January 23 against the Philadelphia Flyers. The Avalanche lost by a score of 7-3 in regulation, and their current league record is 34-6-9 for a 0.786 Points %.

Them

Scott Wedgewood returns to the lineup after the birth of baby number two.

Lines

Ryan Boulding via Daily Faceoff

Victor Olofsson - Nathan MacKinnon - Martin Necas
Artturi Lehkonen - Brock Nelson - Valeri Nichushkin
Taylor Makar - Jack Drury - Gavin Brindley
Zakhar Bardakov - Parker Kelly - Joel Kiviranta

Sam Malinski - Cale Makar
Josh Manson - Brent Burns
Jack Ahcan - Samuel Girard

Mackenzie Blackwood - likely starter
Scott Wedgewood

Us

There won't be morning skates today since the game starts at a time plausible if it were in Italy, not Toronto. There was no practice yesterday and while Dakota Joshua and William Nylander are skating, there is no timeline on the return for either, but it seems plausible Nylander will be back soon-ish, and Joshua will be sometime after the Olympic break.

Below is the lineup from last game, however:

Lines

Dave McCarthy via Daily Faceoff

Bobby McMann - Auston Matthews - Max Domi
Matias Maccelli - John Tavares - Matthew Knies
Easton Cowan - Nicolas Roy - Nicholas Robertson
Steven Lorentz - Scott Laughton - Calle Järnkrok

Jake McCabe - Oliver Ekman-Larsson
Morgan Rielly - Brandon Carlo
Simon Benoit - Troy Stecher

Joe Woll - confirmed starter
Anthony Stolarz

The Game

This is game 52, not 82. There's 30 more where this one came from, and there will be ups and downs. You can't play at 110% all the time. In each game, in each moment of each game, all anyone can do is be who they are as best they can in that moment. That's my super hot take on this team and this season. I make no predictions on this game or the standings.

Not The Game

Okay. Things are hard right now for many. People are angry upset, horrified, and feeling powerless, and it bubbles out of them in unexpected ways. Compassion is a radical act in this world, so be a radical as best you can.

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