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GAMEDAY: Boston Bruins at Maple Leafs
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GAMEDAY: Boston Bruins at Maple Leafs
BOSTON BRUINS (25-15-4) at TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS (28-13-2)
7 p.m., Scotiabank Arena, CBC, TSN Radio 1050
BIG MATCHUP
Zdeno Chara vs. Zach Hyman
If one adheres to the adage that the bigger they are, the harder they fall, Zach Hyman has the ability to get in 6-foot-9 Zdeno Chara’s face and force the behemoth Bruins captain into forcing plays deep in the offensive zone. Now, Chara often bats away opposing forwards like flies no matter who they are, but if the line of John Tavares between Hyman and Mitch Marner goes up against Chara, there’s potential for Hyman to be disruptive.
FIVE KEYS TO THE GAME
- Containing Patrice and pals
- Healthy doses?
- Control the emotions
- Down and away
- Hyman at home
MAPLE LEAFS LINES
LW-C-RW
Zach Hyman-John Tavares-Mitch Marner
Andreas Johnsson-Auston Matthews-Kasperi Kapanen
Patrick Marleau-Nazem Kadri-William Nylander
Par Lindholm-Frederik Gauthier-Connor Brown
Defence pairs
Morgan Rielly-Ron Hainsey
Jake Gardiner-Nikita Zaitsev
Travis Dermott-Igor Ozhiganov
Goaltenders
Michael Hutchinson
Frederik Andersen/Kasimir Kaskisuo
BRUINS LINES
LW-C-RW
Brad Marchand-Patrice Bergeron-David Pastrnak
Jake DeBrusk-David Krejci-David Backes
Danton Heinen-Jakob Forsbacka Karlsson-Ryan Donato
Sean Kuraly-Noel Acciari-Chris Wagner
Defence pairs
Zdeno Chara-Charlie McAvoy
Torey Krug-Brandon Carlo
Matt Grzelcyk/John Moore-Kevan Miller
Goaltenders
Tuukka Rask
Jaroslav Halak
INJURIES
Bruins — D Urho Vaakanainen (concussion), F Joakim Nordstrom (leg).
Maple Leafs — F Tyler Ennis (ankle), G Garret Sparks (concussion).
SPECIAL TEAMS
Power play
Bruins: 28.2% (3rd)
Maple Leafs: 22.1% (8th)
Penalty kill
Bruins: 81.4% (10th)
Maple Leafs: 80.2% (14th)
Saturday game preview: Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Boston Bruins
By Kevin McGranSports Reporter
Fri., Jan. 11, 2019
SCOTIABANK ARENA
Faceoff: 7 p.m.
Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask has won his last four starts, with a 1.23 goals against average and .959 save percentage in that span. The Leafs host rival Boston Saturday night. (Paul Sancya / The Associated Press file photo)
TV: CBC, Sportsnet
Radio: TSN Radio 1050
KEY MATCHUP
David Pastrnak vs. William Nylander
The two are good friends, but Pastrnak has the edge here. The Bruins’ winger has five goals and three assists in three games against the Leafs this season. Nylander, under the gun to produce after signing his big contract, has a goal and two assists in 15 games since returning to the fold.
Need to know: Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask has won his last four starts, with a 1.23 goals against average and .959 save percentage in that span. Included in that stretch was his 42nd career shutout, his 250th career win. Rask is just three victories shy of passing Tiny Thompson (252) as the Bruins’ all-time wins leader … The Bruins have the league’s third-ranked power play (28.2 per cent) and 10th-ranked penalty kill (81.4 per cent) … Both teams made minor trades with Ottawa on Friday. The Leafs acquired forward Gabriel Gagne (a third-round pick in 2015) for forward Morgan Klimchuk, who spent less than two months in the Leaf organization, having been acquired in late November for defenceman Andrew Nielsen … Boston acquired forward Paul Carey for defenceman Cody Goloubef.
Up next: Monday, Colorado vs. Toronto, TSN, 7 p.m.
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