GDT: It’s a battle of backups as the Flames face the Leafs

It’s game night again! It feels like we do this every other day or so.

Preview is here:

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Jake Muzzin news and Leafs v Flames Series 2 preview

This game is on TSN4 and Sportsnet West at 7 pm.

What a week for @AM34 😱
Your @NHL First Star of the Week 🤩#LeafsForever pic.twitter.com/XRXMiTbyrg

— Toronto Maple Leafs (@MapleLeafs) February 22, 2021

They must have sat and thought about that one for a while.

Here’s a fun thing:

Typical Matthews — lots of goals, few misses, mostly wrist shots with the occasional slapper. William Nylander is the only player on the Leafs who comes close to that level of ixG/60.

Travis Dermott and Mikko Lehtonen both with a big opportunity tonight with Jake Muzzin out of the game. But wait there’s more!

Michael Hutchinson will start in goal for the Maple Leafs versus Calgary tonight.
 
Frederik Andersen will not dress due to a lower-body injury.
 #LeafsForever

— Leafs PR (@LeafsPR) February 22, 2021

And the Flames are doing things:

Interestingly, per the NHL media site, goaltender Artyom Zagidulin has been added to the active roster. Oliver Kylington added as well.

Buddy Robinson comes off the roster. #Flames

— Pat Steinberg (@Fan960Steinberg) February 22, 2021

And here’s why:

.@MFradiology Injury Update: Jacob Markstrom will not dress tonight. He is day-to-day with an upper body injury. pic.twitter.com/5H2zVh7LsO

— Calgary Flames (@NHLFlames) February 22, 2021

David Rittich will start for them.

LINES

#Leafs lines in warmup (vs. CGY):

Tavares-Matthews-Marner
Nylander-Kerfoot-Barabanov
Mikheyev-Engvall-Vesey
Petan-Boyd-Spezza

Rielly-Brodie
Dermott-Holl
Lehtonen-Bogosian

Hutchinson starts
Woll

— Kristen Shilton (@kristen_shilton) February 22, 2021

Super line! Hero of song and story....

Go Leafs Go!