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WATCH | HNIC:Jets vs. Maple Leafs | CBC Sports
Saturday NHL game preview: Winnipeg Jets at Toronto Maple Leafs
Auston Matthews. Patrik Laine. Game on at the Air Canada Centre.
Saturday NHL game preview: Winnipeg Jets at Toronto Maple Leafs | Toronto Star
Patrik Laine, in the hunt for the Rocket Richard Trophy, and the Jets visit the Maple Leafs on Saturday night. (Jamie Sabau / NHLI via GETTY IMAGES)
By Mark ZwolinskiSports Reporter
Fri., March 30, 2018
AIR CANADA CENTRE
FACEOFF: 7 p.m.
TV: CBC
RADIO: TSN 1050
KEY PLAYERS
Matthews/Laine
The top two picks from the 2016 draft rarely get to meet. Leaf Auston Matthews returned from a shoulder injury three games ago and has 30 goals, after racking up 40 in his rookie season. Patrik Laine of the Jets hits town with 43, two behind Alex Ovechkin of the Capitals for the NHL lead. This should be a treat for fans.
NEED TO KNOW
The Jets are 6-1-0 in their last seven games. The loss came Thursday in Chicago, a game notable for the appearance of emergency goalie Scott Foster — an accountant and former netminder at Western Michigan University, who was called into action by the Blackhawks and stopped all seven shots he faced … Overall, the Jets are 48-19-10 and lead the tough Central Division … June 9 will mark 25 years since a Canadian team last hoisted the Stanley Cup. The Leafs and Jets will be the only Canadian teams with a chance to end the drought this season … Just the second meeting of the season between the clubs. The Leafs trounced the Jets 7-2 on opening night … Winnipeg sports a better goal differential — plus-55 to the Leafs’ plus-42 … Toronto’s powerplay ranks third, with the Jets fourth … They sport identical 18-6-2 records since the all-star break … Unsung captain Blake Wheeler leads the Jets with a career-high 86 points … Centre Paul Stastny, acquired from the Blues at the trade deadline, has been a big factor in Laine’s recent success.
UP NEXT
Monday vs. Buffalo Sabres, 7 p.m.