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# Preview: Maple Leafs vs Boston Bruins
- URL: https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/preview-maple-leafs-vs-boston-bruins/
- Published: 2023-02-01T15:30:00.000Z
- Updated: 2023-02-01T15:30:00.000Z
- Description: Them again.
- Author: Cathy Squires
- Tags: #chorus, #Import 2023-04-05 11:27

### Boston Bruins @ Toronto Maple Leafs  
07:30 PM at Scotiabank Arena  
Watch on: TVAS, SN, NESN

The Leafs last game was at home on January 29 against the Washington Capitals, which Toronto won by a score of 5-1\. The Leafs have a record of 31-12-8 so far.

The Boston Bruins last played an away game on January 29 against the Carolina Hurricanes. The Bruins lost by a score of 4-1, and their current league record is 38-7-5.

Both teams are 6-3-1 in their last 10 games.

### Them

The last time the Leafs met the Bruins, which seems like it was two days ago, Boston was annoyingly good in all categories.

### Toronto vs Boston

| Toronto                                | Stat                         | Boston                  |
| -------------------------------------- | ---------------------------- | ----------------------- |
| 68.6 - 4th                             | Points % - Ranking           | 81.0 - 1st              |
| 3.392 - 8th                            | Goals/Game - Ranking         | 3.7 - 3rd               |
| 2.647 - 5th                            | Goals Against/Game - Ranking | 2.12 - 1st              |
| 24.7 - 7th                             | Power Play% - Ranking        | 25.3 - 6th              |
| 79.2 - 16th                            | Penalty Kill% - Ranking      | 86.2 - 1st              |
| 10.7 - 6th                             | Team Sh% - Ranking           | 11 - 5th                |
| 0.908 - 9th                            | Team Sv% - Ranking           | 0.927 - 1st             |
| William Nylander - 28                  | Most Goals (NST)             | David Pastrnak - 38     |
| William Nylander, Mitchell Marner - 59 | Most Points (NST)            | David Pastrnak - 71     |
| Michael Bunting - 58                   | Most PIM (NST)               | A.J. Greer - 59         |
| Morgan Rielly - 22.63                  | TOI Leader (NST)             | Hampus Lindholm - 23.59 |

Still good. Still running offence through Pastrnak. Now last time, after a period of playing Pastrnak on the second line with David Kreici, they moved him to the top line for the Leafs, and won it just barely on a late goal. That game was as close to an even contest as you can get and not end up in the shootout.

That change seems to have stuck, which makes the Bruins top line the best line that will be on the ice tonight.

#### Lines

As of today:

Scott McLaughlin via [Daily Faceoff](https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/boston-bruins/line-combinations/?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

Brad Marchand - Patrice Bergeron - David Pastrnak  
Taylor Hall - David Krejci - Pavel Zacha  
Nick Foligno - Charlie Coyle - Craig Smith  
A.J. Greer - Trent Frederic - Jakub Lauko

Matt Grzelcyk - Charlie McAvoy  
Hampus Lindholm - Brandon Carlo  
Derek Forbort - Connor Clifton

Linus Ullmark  
Jeremey Swayman

### Us

One more game before the break, and one more game without Auston Matthews.

#### Lines

Per David Alter today, who always has the scoop:

Michael Bunting - John Tavares - Mitch Marner  
Calle Järnkrok - Alex Kerfoot - William Nylander  
Pierre Engvall - David Kämpf - Joey Anderson  
Zach Aston-Reese - Pontus Holmberg - Wayne Simmonds

Morgan Rielly - TJ Brodie  
Mark Giordano - Justin Holl  
Rasmus Sandin - Timothy Liljegren

Ilya Samsonov  
Joe Woll

### The Game

The Leafs need to play like they did vs the Capitals. That’s it, that’s the one neat trick to winning this game. They need to forget what they have planned between tomorrow and 2 pm on February 10 when they get back to work, and they need to just get it done.