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# Toronto Maple Leafs vs. New York Rangers Preview: My Loov don't cost a thing
- URL: https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/maple-leafs-vs-rangers-game-preview/
- Published: 2016-02-18T19:15:03.000Z
- Updated: 2016-02-18T19:15:03.000Z
- Description: The Leafs face The Rangers for the final time this season. Will they finally win?
- Author: Species
- Tags: Game Coverage, #chorus, #Import 2023-04-05 11:43

#### [Maple Leafs](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/teams/toronto-maple-leafs?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) @ [Blackhawks](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/teams/chicago-blackhawks?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) 

#### 7:30PM EST on TSN 4

#### [Rangers](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/teams/new-york-rangers?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)' coverage: [Blueshirt Banter](http://www.blueshirtbanter.com/?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) 

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The Rangers face the Leafs at the ACC tonight, fresh off getting torched by the Hawks yesterday. Hey, that sounds like a familiar story, doesn't it?!

The Leafs have called up perennial site meme [Viktor Loov](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/players/157257/viktor-loov?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) who will tonight make his NHL press box debut.

> Loov paired with Cowen this morning. Likely not to play tonight. [#TMLtalk](https://twitter.com/hashtag/TMLtalk?src=hash&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)
> 
> — Paul Hendrick (@HennyTweets) [February 18, 2016](https://twitter.com/HennyTweets/status/700341736959135744?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) 

Poor guy. I bet he would loov to play tonight.

The Rangers picked up wins in both of this season's series so far: 3-1 on October 30, and 4-3 on November 15\. If will the Marleafs want to pull through with a surprise win tonight they are going to need some solid offence, especially on the special teams. According to [war-on-ice.com](http://war-on-ice.com/?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com), The Rangers penalty kill is among the worst in the league, allowing 8.1 goals/60 minutes. The Leafs allow 7.1/60\. On the flip side the Rangers Power play is also bad, scoring 6 goals/60 minutes, 7th last in the league. On this metric though, The Leafs are dead last, with 5.4/.

Still, if there is an advantage to be had, this is it. The Rangers aren't going to gift The Leafs any goals. Kadri better have his A game penalty drawing tonight.

Perhaps also Leo Komarov will get that Rangers monkey off his back tonight? He has yet to score a goal against them, while still sitting as The Leafs leader in goals and points - and hits with 243! Also needing to step up tonight for a win is [Nazem Kadri](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/players/71825/nazem-kadri?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com), who hasn't scored a goal since February 2.

Of course whether you really want the team to win tonight is up to you.

#### Probable Leafs lines

Grabner - Kadri - Komarov  
Holland - Arcobello - Parenteau  
Winnik - Spaling - Boyes  
Greening - Froese - Clune

Hunwick - Rielly  
Gardiner - Polak  
Marincin - Corrado

> [Jonathan Bernier](http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/players/54581/jonathan-bernier?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) in home net this morning. Tonight's projected starter. [#TMLtalk](https://twitter.com/hashtag/TMLtalk?src=hash&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)
> 
> — Paul Hendrick (@HennyTweets) [February 18, 2016](https://twitter.com/HennyTweets/status/700341533803843585?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) 

#### Probable Rangers lines, courtesy of guessing and Daily Faceoff

Kreider - Stepan - Zuccarello  
Miller - Brassard - Fast  
Lindberg - Hayes - Stalberg  
Glass - Moore - Paille

McDonagh - Girardi  
Stall - Klein  
Yandle - Boyle

Raanta  
Lundqvist