Montréal Canadiens @ Toronto Maple Leafs
07:00 PM at Scotiabank Arena
Watch on: SN, RDS
The Leafs as host have this roster tonight:
With Auston Matthews not in the lineup (bumps and bruises) was the last word on this, Easton Cowan gets to draw in on what is otherwise the main group as ordered at practice yesterday right down to the goalies. The only other forward missing is Matt Knies, who has played two games already.
Easton Cowan is excited to play on a line with fellow London Knights alumni Mitch Marner and Max Domi. pic.twitter.com/ZX7hn7dge1
— TSN (@TSN_Sports) September 26, 2024
If that's a line, then the others will be drawn from the practice yesterday and if should look like:
Cowan - Domi - Marner
McMann - W. Nylander - Robertson
Pacioretty - Tavares - Holmberg
Lorentz - Kämpf - Reaves
Rielly - Tanev
Ekman-Larsson - McCabe
Benoit - Liljegren
After checking in with coach Craig Berube, Auston Matthews is sticking around to take part in the Leafs optional skate for the game group @TSN_Edge pic.twitter.com/iopmxgKQry
— Mark Masters (@markhmasters) September 26, 2024
Our Guests
Montréal had this lineup today:
Canadiens lines at morning skate:
— Arpon Basu (@ArponBasu) September 26, 2024
Heineman-Dvorak-Newhook
Roy-Kapanen-Armia
ABB-Beck-Kidney
Tuch-Gignac-Pezzetta
Xhekaj-Engström
Hutson-Barron
Struble-Reinbacher
The Game
Easton Cowan's big night out is the theme of this game. Otherwise, it might be fun to start to see some coherence to the overall Leafs systems.
