Toronto Maple Leafs @ Vegas Golden Knights
09:30 PM at T-Mobile Arena
Watch on: ESPN, TSN4

The Leafs last game was away on January 13 against the Utah Mammoth, which Toronto lost by a score of 6-1 in regulation. The Leafs have a record of 23-16-7 for a 0.576 Points %.

The Vegas Golden Knights last played away on January 14 against the Los Angeles Kings. The Golden Knights won by a score of 3-2 in overtime, and their current league record is 22-11-12 for a 0.622 Points %.

Them

You aren't imagining those lines below, the Golden Knights have been playing Mitch Marner at centre due to some injuries.

Vegas is the king of the 50% club teams this season to date. Of that long list of teams with at least one of Corsi or Expected Goals within a point of 50%, they actually have xG up at 52%, marking the boundary line between the 50 percenters and the six good to great teams above them.

Vegas gets its good rating in xG primarily from defending, but their Expected Goals pace on the power play is excellent, second only to the Oilers. They're also second to the Oilers is actual power play goal rate. Their PK is as good, but the goaltending there has been a bit off, leaving them merely mediocre.

And goaltending is their big weakness. The team Save % is 27th in the NHL in all-situations. Akira Schmid is their only good goalie.

Lines

Last Game (2026-01-14) via Daily Faceoff

Ivan Barbashev - Jack Eichel - Mark Stone
Pavel Dorofeyev - Mitch Marner - Reilly Smith
Keegan Kolesar - Tomas Hertl - Braeden Bowman
Cole Reinhardt - Colton Sissons - Alexander Holtz

Jeremy Lauzon - Shea Theodore
Noah Hanifin - Zach Whitecloud
Ben Hutton - Kaedan Korczak

Adin Hill - likely starter
Akira Schmid

Us

Some questions from morning skate, with Matthew Knies absent for maintenance, but Nick Robertson present.

Lines

Morning skate, but Matthew Knies will come in and knock someone out:

Bobby McMann - Auston Matthews - Max Domi
Matias Maccelli - John Tavares - William Nylander
Easton Cowan - Nicolas Roy - Nick Robertson
Steven Lorentz - Scott Laughton - Calle Järnkrok

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

Joe Woll - starter
Dennis Hildeby

The Game

Don't take penalties, and persist and be dogged at five-on-five. Vegas is harder to score against than they are to defend if you keep it off special teams, so this has to be a win by defending and goaltending.

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