Bruins @ Leafs - Mar. 20th, 7:30pm - TSN4, TSN 1050

[CarltonTheBear]

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  38-27-6, 82 points | 32-23-15, 79 points

Projected Lines

Marchand-Bergeron-Backes Stafford-Krejci-Pastrnak Vatrano-Spooner-Beleskey Hayes-Moore-Nash Chara-Carlo Krug-McQuaid Miller-Miller Rask ​

Hyman-Matthews-Nylander Komarov-Kadri-Brown JVR-Bozak-Marner Martin-Boyle-Soshnikov Gardiner-Zaitsev Rielly-Carrick Hunwick-Polak Andersen​

Scratches

Sean Kuraly Noel Acciari Joe Morrow John-Michael Liles ​

Martin Marincin Alexey Marchenko Ben Smith Josh Leivo Eric Fehr​

Game Notes

BOS
?Tuukka Rask (33-17-4, 2.32 GAA, .912 Sv%) will likely start for the Bruins
?Patrice Bergeron missed Boston's practice on Sunday due to a "maintenance day", he's traveling with the team to Toronto but hasn't been confirmed to play yet
?Brad Marchand has a ridiculous 27 goals and 47 points in his past 30 games
?The Bruins are 12-4-0 under head coach Bruce Cassidy

TOR
?Andersen (28-15-14, 2.67 GAA, .918 Sv%) will likely start for the Leafs
?Connor Carrick participated in Sunday's practice and was paired with Morgan Rielly. He says that he hopes to play but just needs confirmation from that pesky medical staff
?The Leafs have largely been depending on 5 defencemen in the past 2 weeks as both Marincin and Marchenko have seemed to have lost Babcock's trust
?Tonight will be the latest edition of "biggest game of the season". The Leafs trail Boston by just 3 points for 3rd in the Atlantic, and Toronto has a game in hand
Injuries

?Patrice Bergeron - Undisclosed - Probable Monday ?Tim Schaller - Lower Body - Injured Reserve​

?Nathan Horton - Back - Out indefinitely ?Joffrey Lupul - ?\_(?)_/? - Out indefinitely ?Stephane Robidas - Old - Out indefinitely ?Connor Carrick - Upper Body - Hopeful Monday​

Stream Options

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[Redleaf]

I don't see a blow out win for either team tonight. It should be tight and a battle right down to the final minute.  The only prediction I'm making is it goes to OT.

 

[herman]

http://www.tsn.ca/video/babcock-on-marchand-i-should-ve-played-him-on-the-5th-line~1081605

 

[CarltonTheBear]

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www.twitter.com/3rdPeriodSuits/status/843824530464346117

TSN's STILL trying to decide if Nylander is good.

edit: For the record, they of course say "yes". But the fact that their network still thinks this is question fans want an answer to is what's insane.

 

[herman]

TSN's STILL trying to decide if Nylander is good.

I was about to yell at the video when Mark asked the question, but then Kristen answered perfectly.

 

[Kin]

"Should we arbitrarily label a player as part of an arbitrarily defined  group?" is about as navel-gazey as sports coverage gets.

 

[Frank E]

So they're just trying to create content that gets them some views and engagement from casual fans?  Mission accomplished, I guess.

 

[Kin]

Is Joe Flacco an Elite QB?

 

[Bill_Berg]

Is Joe Flacco an Elite QB?

Was Ricky Romero an ace?

 

[LuncheonMeat]

Is Joe Flacco an Elite QB?

Was Ricky Romero an ace?

Maybe we can decide at game 149.

 

[Kaberle15]

Huge game... a win in regulation would be awesome! Go Leafs Go!!!

 

[TBLeafer]

Carrick in, Marchenko out, Carrick partnered with Rielly.

 

[TBLeafer]

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David Pastrnak did not meet up with good buddy William Nylander last night; why? "Last time I caught up with him he scored a hat trick"

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Mark Masters‏Verified account @markhmasters  now41 seconds ago
Per coach Cassidy, Backes is a game-time decision ... David feeling under the weather so stayed back at hotel

 

[crazyperfectdevil]

Getting anxious about puckdrop at 1 o clock on game day.  It's impossible not to love this time of year.

 

[Zee]

Win!

 

[disco]

https://twitter.com/markhmasters/status/843866250635874304

 

[disco]

http://www.nhlstream.net/toronto-maple-leafs-live-stream/
Nic ain't streaming tonite. Here's one.

 

[Al14]

The clock was not ready for puck drop, let's hope our Leafs are!

 

[Al14]

Did Polak just ice the puck for the Bruins?  :-\

 

[azzurri63]

Ya Kadri's right playing the Caps would be a quick series good learning curve but I'm hoping we sneak into the top 3. Nice to grab 2 points in regulation. Good effort is what I'm hoping for. Maybe flatten the little rat as well.