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# Toronto Maple Leafs at Montreal Canadiens Preview and Game Chat
- URL: https://www.pensionplanpuppets.com/toronto-maple-leafs-at-montreal-canadiens-preview-and-game-chat/
- Published: 2022-03-26T21:15:06.000Z
- Updated: 2022-03-26T21:15:06.000Z
- Description: Can the Leafs beat a bad team this time?
- Author: Hardev
- Tags: #chorus, #Import 2023-04-05 11:43

Toronto Maple Leafs @ Montreal Canadiens: Game #64  
7:00 p.m. ET at Centre Bell  
TV/Streaming: CBC, Sportsnet  
Opponent’s SB Nation Site: [Habs Eyes on the Prize](https://www.habseyesontheprize.com/?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

The Habs got eliminated from the playoff race (officially) yesterday after Washington beat Buffalo, putting the Habs out of the last wild card spot. The Leafs, meanwhile, are hoping to re-gain second place in the Atlantic Division after Boston and Tampa Bay both won recently. The Leafs have two and one game in hand on the two teams and are only two points back of second. Despite being fourth in the division, the Leafs are in a strong position to have home ice in the playoffs.

On the ice, the Leafs remember the least time they played the Habs and are going to come back stronger. That said, the Leafs usually say the right things against bad teams and then go out and play down to them, so I'm not really sure I believe Auston here.

> Habs humbled Leafs last time in Montreal  
>  
> Matthews: "Those are always games you keep in the back of your head"  
>  
> Marner: "We know they always bring their best against us"  
>  
> Spezza: "Marty’s got them playing free hockey. They check hard now" [https://t.co/nnDXqLP9SE](https://t.co/nnDXqLP9SE?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)
> 
> — Mark Masters (@markhmasters) [March 26, 2022](https://twitter.com/markhmasters/status/1507766264210542593?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

Timothy Liljegren has been added to the second power play unit in a hope to increase his icetime after losing his spot on the PK to his partner Mark Giordano. The two have found some good chemistry in their first game together and Gio seems very impressed with the rookie.

> Giordano, 38, on new partner Liljegren, 22: "I was really impressed. For a young guy, he’s got super poise with the puck"  
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> Keefe on Timothy playing with Mark: "The wisdom he can pick up from that is endless"  
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> Liljegren: "Good chemistry right away"[https://t.co/HrtLjJiHa9](https://t.co/HrtLjJiHa9?ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)
> 
> — Mark Masters (@markhmasters) [March 26, 2022](https://twitter.com/markhmasters/status/1507767971619512330?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=pensionplanpuppets.com)

### Leafs Lineup

Forwards  
Michael Bunting - Auston Matthews - Mitch Marner  
Alexander Kerfoot - John Tavares - William Nylander  
Ilya Mikheyev - David Kämpf - Pierre Engvall  
Wayne Simmonds - Jason Spezza - Colin Blackwell

Defense  
Morgan Rielly - Ilya Lyubushkin  
TJ Brodie - Justin Holl  
Mark Giordano - Timothy Liljegren

Goalies  
Erik Källgren - Confirmed Saturday  
Petr Mrázek - Confirmed Sunday

### Dirty Habs Lineup

#### Forwards

Cole Caufield - Nick Suzuki - Josh Anderson  
Mike Hoffman - Rem Pitlick - Laurent Dauphin  
Tyler Pitlick - Christian Dvorak - Joel Armia  
Michael Pezzetta - Jake Evans - Paul Byron

#### Defense

Alexander Romanov - David Savard  
Joel Edmundson - Chris Wideman  
William Lagesson - Corey Schueneman

Goalies

Jake Allen - confirmed starter  
Samuel Montembeault