GDT: Game #5: Leafs vs Rangers | 7:00 PM EST | CBC, NHLN-US, MSG+

[Swervin81]

GAME #5/48


TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS
2-2-0, 4 PTS, 9th EAST

LINES:

Clarke MacArthur (A) - Tyler Bozak - Phil Kessel
James Van Riemsdyk - Mikhail Grabovski - Nikolai Kulemin
Matt Frattin - Nazem Kadri - Leo Komarov
Mike Brown - Jay McClement (A) - Colton Orr

Dion Phaneuf (C) - Mike Kostka
Carl Gunnarsson - Mike Komisarek
John-Michael Liles - Mark Fraser

VS


NEW YORK RANGERS
1-3-0, 2 PTS, 13th EAST

LINES:

Rick Nash - Brad Richards (A) - Marian Gaborik
Taylor Pyatt - Derek Stepan - Ryan Callahan (C)
Carl Hagelin - Brian Boyle - Michael Rupp
Benn Ferriero - Jeff Halpern - Stu Bickel

Ryan McDonagh - Dan Girardi
Marc Staal (A) - Michael Del Zotto
Steve Eminger - Anton Stralman

STARTING GOALIES

JAMES REIMER
1-0-0 - .921 SV% - 2.43 GAA

HENRIK LUNDQVIST
1-3-0 - .895 SV% - 3.46 GAA

TV/RADIO

Leafs: CBC/TSN1050
Rangers: MSG+, NHLN-US/WEPN

VENUE

Madison Square Garden, NYC, NY

GO LEAFS GO!!!​

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[Grabowaffle84]

The Rags first line will be a major problem for our defense.

 

[TheGroceryStick]

We are playing a top 5 team. Should be a easy game for us.

 

[Space Coyote]

Hopefully Kessel scores a goal or two and gets the monkey off his back, should be a good game.

 

[Leaf Rocket]

Whatever the result is I just hope Kessel decides to get rid of the monkey.

 

[p.l.f.]

i assumed they would keep stepan with gaborik and go....

----- stepan gaborik
---- richards nash

 

[Leaf Rocket]

Nash has started to wake up aside from an already dynamic Gaborik.

 

[Skyver]

I DO NOT LIKE that first line. Nash , Richards, Gaborik? daamn...

 

[Stats01]

it's a good team so Leafs win big.

 

[toronto murphy laws]

Kessel and Dion are both due for a couple goals. Stoked for tn. Go Leafs.

 

[CanadasTeam]

@jonasTSN1050
James Reimer looks to be the starter tonight in New York.

 

[Leaf Rocket]

@jonasTSN1050
James Reimer looks to be the starter tonight in New York.

Glad to hear, heres hoping he has a solid performance.

 

[Phion Keneuf]

Glad to hear, heres hoping he has a solid performance.

We're gunna need it

 

[LV*]

MacArthur on the first line again? Oh man..

 

[Space Coyote]

Weren't the Leafs only team to have defeated the Rags at MSG in early goings of the season last year? I believe they won both their games at the MSG.

 

[TmlHockeyFan]

Let's juggle the lines a bit:

JVR-Kadri-Kulemin
MacArthur-Bozak-Kessel
Komarov-Grabovski-Frattin
Orr-McClement-Brown

Phaneuf-Kostka
Liles-Gunnarsson
Komisarek-Fraser

Reimer

 

[The Reaper]

Didn't we go 4-0 against the Rangers last season?

 

[DaveT83*]

We always play well against the Rags.

Mac on the Top line - ughhhh

 

[p.l.f.]

orr brown and fraser LOL
randy likes his fighters

 

[Phion Keneuf]

We always play well against the Rags.

Mac on the Top line - ughhhh

Mac plays good against the rangers iirc.

I remember his clapper that sneaked by Lundqvist

 

[Erdinger]

Weren't the Leafs only team to have defeated the Rags at MSG in early goings of the season last year? I believe they won both their games at the MSG.

They were both early in the season though before Torts got the Rags turned around after their horrible start.

 

[DD03]

Mac plays good against the rangers iirc.

I remember his clapper that sneaked by Lundqvist

Lundqvist let in two softies that game. Both of them to Mac.

 

[JAMmer124]

didn't we go 4-0 against the rangers last season?

2-1-1

 

[The Winter Soldier]

I think Kessel needs a boost and JVR may be the guy to do this.

I'm kind of expecting RC to try JVR on the first line.

Mac goes back to the Grabo line?

Kadri Frattin on the third line but will it be with Komarov?

Maybe:

Bozak, Kessel, JVR
Grabo Kulemin, Komarov
Kadri, Mac, and Frattin

Got to get Kessel going and JVR may be the Lupul replacement.

 

[Stats01]

@jonasTSN1050
James Reimer looks to be the starter tonight in New York.

The most obvious news of the day..Thanks Jonas lol