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# Round 1 Game 1 Preview: here we go again
- URL: https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/round-1-game-1-preview-here-we-go-again/
- Published: 2024-04-20T18:00:56.000Z
- Updated: 2024-04-20T18:10:14.000Z
- Description: The regular season is over, time to start with a blank slate.
- Author: Hardev
- Tags: Game Coverage, Maple Leafs Playoffs

### Toronto Maple Leafs @ Boston Bruins  
08:00 PM at TD Garden  
Watch on: TBS, truTV, MAX, SN, CBC, TVAS, NESN

### 

The regular season is over, time to start with a blank slate.

### Them

Here we go again, it's the Bruins in the first round for the fourth time since the Bruins won the Stanley Cup in 2011\. 

JVR sitting in the pressbox as the 13th forward should make Species very happy tonight.

100% chance of a Reaves-Maroon fight in Game 1?

#### Lines

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

Danton Heinen - Pavel Zacha - David Pastrnak  
Brad Marchand - Charlie Coyle - Jake DeBrusk  
Jakub Lauko - Morgan Geekie - Trent Frederic  
John Beecher - Jesper Boqvist - Pat Maroon

Hampus Lindholm - Charlie McAvoy  
Matt Grzelcyk - Brandon Carlo  
Kevin Shattenkirk - Andrew Peeke

Montgomery isn't revealing his goalie until warm-ups so I'll give a quick rundown of both netminders. Jeremy Swayman won 25 of his 43 starts this season, Linus Ullmark won 22 of his 39 starts. Swayman had a .916 save percentage and allowed 108 goals on 126.5 expected goals against (0.85 g/xg). Ullmark allowed 103 goals on 117.5 expected goals against (0.87 g/xg). 

Yeah, I can see how that's a hard decision.

> Montgomery on the [#NHLBruins](https://twitter.com/hashtag/NHLBruins?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) starter:  
>  
> “It’s one of the guys in pads.”
> 
> — Belle Fraser (@bellefraser1) [April 20, 2024](https://twitter.com/bellefraser1/status/1781705949943672934?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

### Us

Seven reporters made sure we knew William Nylander (and also Bobby McMann) were NOT at Leafs morning skate. According to Johnston, Nylander woke up on Thursday in some discomfort. There's still a chance they play, but for now we have to assume they're out.

It was an optional skate for the Leafs, so these were the players out there on the ice. Compared to the last game, based on [yesterday's practice](https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/maple-leafs-practice-lines-pre-playoffs/), the only switch will be Järnkrok in Nylander's spot on the third line. 

> [#Leafs](https://twitter.com/hashtag/Leafs?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com) on the ice for the optional this morning in no particular order.   
>  
> Samsonov  
> Jones   
> Woll  
>  
> Brodie  
> Edmundson   
> McCabe  
> Giordano  
> Lyubushkin  
> Timmins  
> Benoit   
> Webber  
> Liljegren   
>  
> Domi  
> Kampf  
> Gregor  
> Knies  
> Robertson  
> Holmberg   
> Jarnkrok
> 
> — David Alter (@dalter) [April 20, 2024](https://twitter.com/dalter/status/1781715122055991630?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

#### Lines

Mark Masters via [TSN](https://www.tsn.ca/mark-masters-william-nylander-s-status-in-doubt-as-gamesmanship-starts-early-for-leafs-and-bruins-1.2107015?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

Tyler Bertuzzi - Auston Matthews - Max Domi  
Matthew Knies - John Tavares - Mitch Marner  
Nicholas Robertson - Pontus Holmberg - Calle Järnkrok   
Connor Dewar - David Kampf - Ryan Reaves

Morgan Rielly - Ilya Lyubushkin  
Simon Benoit - Jake McCabe  
Joel Edmundson - Timothy Liljegren

Ilya Samsonov - projected starter  
Joseph Woll - projected backup

### The Game

Two vibes to choose from:

Or this: