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# Preview: Maple Leafs @ Oilers
- URL: https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/preview-maple-leafs-oilers/
- Published: 2023-03-01T18:13:29.000Z
- Updated: 2023-03-01T18:13:29.000Z
- Description: Two renovated teams face off.
- Author: Cathy Squires
- Tags: #chorus, #Import 2023-04-05 11:01

### Toronto Maple Leafs @ Edmonton Oilers  
08:00 PM at Rogers Place  
Watch on: SN

The Leafs last game was an away game on February 26 against the Seattle Kraken, which Toronto won by a score of 5-1\. The Leafs have a record of 37-15-8 so far.

The Edmonton Oilers last played at home on February 27 against the Boston Bruins. The Oilers lost by a score of 3-2, and their current league record is 32-21-8.

Two teams who made big deals early meet up for a game tonight in Edmonton. The Oilers got the big defensive prize and the Leafs got several more cost-controlled options.

### Them

The Oilers added Mattias Ekholm, who is set to play tonight, and they gave up Tyson Barrie to make it happen. That’s two additions for them, then. They also traded away Jesse Puljujärvi, who wasn’t bringing them offense, but his loss may make them a little more porous defensively. Hardly enough to not be massively outweighed by Ekholm, though.

#### Lines

Bob Stauffer via [Daily Faceoff](https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/edmonton-oilers/line-combinations/?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

These lines are a guess:

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins - Connor McDavid - Kailer Yamamoto  
Vincent Desharnais - Leon Draisaitl - Zach Hyman  
Warren Foegele - Ryan McLeod - Mattias Janmark  
Klim Kostin - Derek Ryan - Devin Shore

Darnell Nurse - Mattias Ekholm  
Brett Kulak - Cody Ceci  
Philip Broberg - Evan Bouchard

Stuart Skinner - likely starter  
Jack Campbell

### Us

The Leafs did a whole mess of things post their most recent practice, so it’s hard to know what they’re doing with deployment, but this is my guess after a very sparsely attended optional skate. I’m assuming Luke Schenn and Erik Gustafsson are not yet with the team, but I don’t know that for sure.

> Sheldon Keefe says Luke Schenn is scheduled to arrive later today. Erik Gustafsson will meet the team in Calgary. Neither will play tonight. [@BodogCA](https://twitter.com/BodogCA?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) [@RinkWideTOR](https://twitter.com/RinkWideTOR?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)
> 
> — David Alter (@dalter) [March 1, 2023](https://twitter.com/dalter/status/1630998497506861057?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

#### Lines

Michael Bunting - Auston Matthews - Mitch Marner  
John Tavares - Ryan O’Reilly - William Nylander  
Alex Kerfoot - David Kämpf - Calle Järnkrok  
Zach Aston-Reese - Noel Acciari - Sam Lafferty

Morgan Rielly - Justin Holl  
TJ Brodie - Jake McCabe  
Mark Giordano - Timothy Liljegren

Ilya Samsonov - likely starter  
Joe Woll

### The Game

Both teams are reformed, so the past is truly the past, and this is a whole new Leafs team. I think it’s very good, and facing the Oilers hot offence and their new super D is a perfect test to begin the run to the playoffs with.

NOTE THE TIME!

And Go Leafs Go