> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Preview: Toronto vs Anaheim - URL: https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/preview-toronto-maple-leafs-vs-anaheim-ducks-times-channels-why-would-you-even-watch-this/ - Published: 2022-10-30T16:10:26.000Z - Updated: 2022-10-30T16:10:26.000Z - Description: The Leafs can’t duck out of the last game on this doomed road trip. - Author: Cathy Squires - Tags: Game Coverage, #chorus, #Import 2023-04-05 11:01 ### Toronto Maple Leafs @ Anaheim Ducks 08:00 PM at Honda Center Watch on: BSSC, TSN4 **Opponent’s Site:** [**Anaheim Calling**](https://www.anaheimcalling.com/?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) NOTE THE TIME! The Leafs last game was an away game last night against the Los Angeles Kings, which the Leafs lost by a score of 4-2\. Toronto has a record of 4-4-1 so far. The recap is full of justifiable consternation and gloom: --- #### Related [Recap: We’re not mad, this is funny to us](https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/recap-were-not-mad-this-is-funny-to-us/) --- The Anaheim Ducks last played an away game on October 28 against the Vegas Golden Knights. The Ducks lost by a score of 4-0, and their current league record is 1-6-1. ### Them I saw a discussion of the Ducks somewhere, maybe it was even on the 32 Thoughts podcast, but it was that old dance people do about genuinely bad teams that lose a lot, where they ask what might change to fix it. Well... they’re bad on purpose, though. Change comes with time for them. Sure, they might trade some players at the deadline, but they aren’t looking to improve right now! What’s the point of the playoffs for the Ducks this season. They can’t keep fiddling while Trevor Zegras burns up his peak years, but they aren’t likely to do much this season but build a strong foundation for the future. This is the easy stage for a team. They know they’re bad, they’ve put in a GM to fix it and now time will tell. The players, though, never forget, the players don’t tank. And that is a very talented top line this team has, and their goalie has been a star even if he’s struggling right now. #### Lines Source: Aly Lozoff via [Daily Faceoff](https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/anaheim-ducks/line-combinations/?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) Maxime Comtois - Trevor Zegras - Troy Terry Max Jones - Ryan Strome - Frank Vatrano Adam Henrique - Derek Grant - Jakob Silfverberg Mason McTavish - Isac Lundestrom - Brett Leason Cam Fowler - John Klingberg Dmitry Kulikov - Jamie Drysdale Simon Benoit - Kevin Shattenkirk John Gibson - likely starter Anthony Stolarz ### Us Is this a good time to pit Erik Källgren against a rested team while the Leafs are coming off a back-to-back? No, no it isn’t, but that’s how the ball bounced with the schedule, the injuries and Ilya Samsonov’s mild illness this trip. Samsonov is currently the sixth best goalie by Moneypuck’s Goals Saved Above Expected. If you look at it per 60, he’s 10th, which puts him at 150% of fan expectation coming into the season. Källgren is 50th in the per 60 measure (for all goalies) and he’s at -1.4 GSAX on two games, which is respectable backup territory. Particularly considering he was expecting to play in the AHL for most of this season. Teams have to score more when the backup plays, something the Leafs seemed to do last year, but not really any other time. I’m talking about the goalies because the rest of this team is annoying as, er, duck right now. But fine, Filip Král was pretty good playing light minutes with Gio last night, I’d put him in again. Other than that, who knows? What works is the Tavares and Nylander combination some of the time. What isn’t working is everything else. Although, to be fair, the much-maligned fourth line was pretty good vs the Kings. I’d put Victor Mete in for Holl too, just to give Holl a break from being the main character on Twitter. #### Lines Yesterday’s arrangement, if we get updates, we’ll update: Michael Bunting - Auston Matthews - Mitch Marner Alex Kerfoot - John Tavares - William Nylander Nick Robertson - Calle Järnkrok - Wayne Simmonds Pierre Engvall - David Kämpf - Nicolas Aubé-Kubel Extras: Zach Aston-Reese, Denis Malgin Morgan Rielly - TJ Brodie Rasmus Sandin - Justin Holl Mark Giordano - Filip Král Extra: Victor Mete Erik Källgren - confirmed starter Ilya Samsonov ### The Game Yes, the Ducks really are bad at everything: ### Maple Leafs vs Ducks | Toronto | Stat | Anaheim | | ---------------------------------- | ---------------------------- | ----------------------------- | | 50.0 - 23rd | Points % - Ranking | 18.8 - 32nd | | 2.667 - 28th | Goals/Game - Ranking | 2 - 32nd | | 2.889 - 12th | Goals Against/Game - Ranking | 4.375 - 31st | | 22.9 - 15th | Power Play% - Ranking | 8.3 - 31st | | 74.3 - 26th | Penalty Kill% - Ranking | 64.5 - 31st | | 8.6 - 27th | Team Sh% - Ranking | 7.8 - 32nd | | 0.895 - 21st | Team Sv% - Ranking | 0.883 - 25th | | John Tavares, William Nylander - 4 | Most Goals (NST) | Troy Terry, Trevor Zegras - 4 | | John Tavares - 10 | Most Points (NST) | Troy Terry - 9 | | Justin Holl - 10 | Most PIM (NST) | Max Comtois - 28 | | Morgan Rielly - 23.5 | TOI Leader (NST) | Cam Fowler - 25.09 | The Leafs look vulnerable, and the Ducks want to win something. This is the kind of game that could turn ugly in many ways, but much like with the Kings game, I don’t know what to expect. I don’t know why the Leafs are like this, so I can’t tell if they’ll snap out of it or just keep on grinding away, playing like, er, donkey. Snap out of it, Leafs.