Pre-Game Talk: The Western Swing! | Leafs @ Flames | Sunday @ 4pmEST

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Cor

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- Auston Matthews is a possibility to return. He missed last night's game with what Keefe described as being banged up. Sheldon Keefe didn't seem concerned it would be more than one game.

- Frederik Andersen is a career 8-2-2 against the Calgary Flames, with a .918 sv% and a 2.44 GAA.

- Jacob Markstron is a career 2-4-1 against the Maple Leafs, with a .904 sv% and a 2.79 GAA.

- The Calgary Flames have played just 3 games thus far in the season, with a 2-0-1 record. They have a +5 goal differential in those 3 games, scoring 11 goals, and allowing 6.

- The Maple Leafs have started with a 4-2-0 record themselves. They boast a +2 goal differential, with 17 goals against, and 19 goals for.

- The Maple Leafs are currently averaging 2.8 goals against per game, which sits 3rd in the division, behind the Calgary Flames (2.0 goals against per game), and Winnipeg Jets (2.5 goals against per game)

- The Maple Leafs are currently averaging 3.16 goals for per game, which sits 4th in the division, behind the Calgary Flames (3.67 goals for per game), Winnipeg Jets (3.25 goals for per game), and the Montreal Canadiens (4.8 goals for per game)

- The Calgary Flames weak point thus far into the season has been their third line, featuring Backlund, Bennett, and Mangiapane. They have a combined 1 point at even strength, and a combined -7 goal differential at even strength.

- Both teams currently sit in the top 10 among powerplay units thus far. The Leafs sitting in 2nd, with a 44.4% success percentage, while Calgary currently sits T-6th, with a 37.5% success rate.

- In terms of penalty kill, Calgary currently sits 5th, with a 91.7% success rate on the PK, while the Leafs sit 14th, with a 81.8% success rate on the PK.
 

willmma

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So is Matthews hurt from the crosscheck his agent was complaining about?
 

zeke

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Guessing the lineup, with Game Score Wins Added from theathletic.com:

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Gallagbi

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I thought the Sunday game was a bad enough turnaround, had no idea it is an early start in addition to the travel and time change
 
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Somehow they have to come out of the next nine games with a minimum 5-4 record.
 
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