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# Preview: Boston visits the Leafs
- URL: https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/preview-boston-visits-the-leafs/
- Published: 2024-11-05T16:34:05.000Z
- Updated: 2024-11-05T16:34:05.000Z
- Description: Auston Matthews not playing.
- Author: Cathy Squires
- Tags: Game Coverage

### Boston Bruins @ Toronto Maple Leafs  
07:00 PM at Scotiabank Arena  
Watch on: TSN4, NESN

### 

The Leafs last game was away on November 3 against the Minnesota Wild, which Toronto lost by a score of 2-1 in overtime. The Leafs have a record of 6-5-2 for a 0.538 Points %.

The Boston Bruins last played at home on November 3 against the Seattle Kraken. The Bruins won by a score of 2-0 in regulation, and their current league record is 6-6-1 for a 0.500 Points %.

### Them

They are a simple team. They have a roster that can't produce quality offence. They are okay defensively. They have an above average starter and a very below average backup. 

They just signed Tyler Johnson to a contract, and he's not actually even good at faceoffs anymore.

But they still have a game breaker in David Pastrnak who was benched in his last game.

#### Lines

Last Game (2024-11-03) via [Daily Faceoff](https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/boston-bruins/line-combinations/?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) and subject to change.

Brad Marchand - Elias Lindholm - David Pastrnak  
Pavel Zacha - Charlie Coyle - Justin Brazeau  
Trent Frederic - Matthew Poitras - Morgan Geekie  
John Beecher - Mark Kastelic - Cole Koepke

Nikita Zadorov - Charlie McAvoy  
Hampus Lindholm - Brandon Carlo  
Parker Wotherspoon - Andrew Peeke

Jeremy Swayman  
Joonas Korpisalo

### Us

At five-on-five, the Leafs are pretty close to playing at their true ability. They still aren't 100% on the offence, and the defence is what it is. 

The power play was totally fixed though because they scored. (It's not, really.) I think the PK is very good and people keep lumping it in as part of special teams and that's weird and wrong. 

> Maple Leafs F Auston Matthews is not available for tonight’s game and is day-to-day (upper body).
> 
> — Leafs PR (@LeafsPR) [November 5, 2024](https://twitter.com/LeafsPR/status/1853818357796962781?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

Well that's just great isn't it? Matthews played the first half of the OT in the last game, so this can't be anything too serious.

> Leafs PP units at skate   
>  
> Rielly  
> Marner Tavares Nylander   
> Knies   
>  
> Ekman-Larsson   
> Domi Robertson Pacioretty   
> McMann[@TSN\_Edge](https://twitter.com/TSN%5FEdge?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)
> 
> — Mark Masters (@markhmasters) [November 5, 2024](https://twitter.com/markhmasters/status/1853825332526137822?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

#### Lines

Today's skate: 

Matthew Knies - Max Domi - Mitch Marner  
Max Pacioretty - John Tavares - William Nylander  
Bobby McMann - Pontus Holmberg - Nicholas Robertson  
Steven Lorentz - David Kämpf - Ryan Reaves

Morgan Rielly - Oliver Ekman-Larsson  
Jake McCabe - Chris Tanev  
Simon Benoit - Conor Timmins

Anthony Stolarz - starter  
Joe Woll

### The Game

Just this one time, Leafs. Beat these guys like the proverbial rented mule.