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# Preview: Avalanche at Leafs
- URL: https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/preview-avalanche-at-leafs/
- Published: 2025-03-19T14:46:25.000Z
- Updated: 2025-03-19T14:46:25.000Z
- Description: A real test.
- Author: Cathy Squires
- Tags: Game Coverage

### Colorado Avalanche @ Toronto Maple Leafs  
07:00 PM at Scotiabank Arena  
Watch on: TNT, MAX, SN, TVAS

### 

The Leafs last game was at home on March 17 against the Calgary Flames, which Toronto won by a score of 6-2 in regulation. The Leafs have a record of 40-24-3 for a 0.619 Points %.

The Colorado Avalanche last played at home on March 16 against the Dallas Stars. The Avalanche won by a score of 4-3 in overtime, and their current league record is 41-24-3 for a 0.625 Points %.

### Them

The Leafs have played the Avs post-deadline, so their new configuration isn't new. That game was fairly typical of the Leafs play against a run of teams capable of besting them at puck possession at five-on-five. 

Toronto got an early lead on some very low-quality offence and entered the third with a one-goal lead. It was a one-goal game when you take the ENGs out, and the Avs won it 5-4 late in the third on an untimely penalty taken by the Leafs. 

Their lineup looks tough to beat and they are. 

#### Lines

Last Game (2025-03-16) via [Daily Faceoff](https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/colorado-avalanche/line-combinations/?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

Artturi Lehkonen - Nathan MacKinnon - Martin Necas  
Jonathan Drouin - Brock Nelson - Valeri Nichushkin  
Joel Kiviranta - Charlie Coyle - Ross Colton  
Parker Kelly - Jack Drury - Logan O'Connor

Devon Toews - Cale Makar  
Ryan Lindgren - Sam Malinski  
Samuel Girard - Erik Johnson

MacKenzie Blackwood - likely starter  
Scott Wedgewood

### Us

This is the first game of a back-to-back for the Leafs so a nice solid goalie performance would be good. Craig Berube is opting for Woll for this game and Stolarz for tomorrow.

Leafs held an optional skate, so lines are from practice only. 

#### Lines

Mark Masters via [Daily Faceoff](https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/toronto-maple-leafs/line-combinations/?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) from yesterday's practice.

Matthew Knies - Auston Matthews - Mitch Marner  
Pontus Holmberg - John Tavares - William Nylander  
Bobby McMann - Max Domi - Nicholas Robertson  
Steven Lorentz - Scott Laughton - Calle Järnkrok

Morgan Rielly - Brandon Carlo  
Jake McCabe - Chris Tanev  
Simon Benoit - Oliver Ekman-Larsson

Anthony Stolarz   
Joe Woll - confirmed starter

### The Game

Don't wait for the third period to shoot the puck. 

If there are any newsworthy changes to the lineup for the Avalanche, we'll update you in the GDT.