Calgary Flames @ Toronto Maple Leafs
07:30 PM at Scotiabank Arena
Watch on: Prime (Canada only)

The Leafs last game was at home on March 15 against the Ottawa Senators, which Toronto lost by a score of 4-2 in regulation. The Leafs have a record of 39-24-3 for a 0.614 Points %.

The Calgary Flames last played at home on March 14 against the Colorado Avalanche. The Flames lost by a score of 4-2 in regulation, and their current league record is 30-24-11 for a 0.546 Points %.

Them

The Flames are currently in a wild card spot in the west by Points %. They have fewer games played than all the other likely takers of those last two playoff spots, so they have to keep winning at the same rate to hold it, but there they are.

No one in the big group contending is likely to knock out the Wild, but the last spot is open for whoever can string together enough wins. In other words, Calgary really wants to win this game.

They are a mediocre team at five-on-five, like the Leafs, but they have the second worst shooting % in the league in all-situations. They get Leafs-level goaltending, though. They are struggling without Mikael Backlund who is week-to-week.

Lines

Last Game (2025-03-14) via Daily Faceoff

Jonathan Huberdeau - Nazem Kadri - Martin Pospisil
Blake Coleman - Morgan Frost - Matt Coronato
Joel Farabee - Yegor Sharangovich - Adam Klapka
Ryan Lomberg - Kevin Rooney - Dryden Hunt

Joel Hanley - MacKenzie Weegar
Kevin Bahl - Rasmus Andersson
Jake Bean - Daniil Miromanov

Dustin Wolf - likely starter
Dan Vladar

Us

Another lineup change from morning skate.

'Tis the season to know nothing about the minor injuries of the roster. Read into lineups and scratches if you like. Narratives expand to fill all available space.

Lines

Last Game (2025-03-15) via Daily Faceoff

Matthew Knies - Auston Matthews - Mitch Marner
Pontus Holmberg - John Tavares - William Nylander
Bobby McMann - Max Domi - Nicholas Robertson
Steven Lorentz - Scott Laughton - Calle Järnkrok

Jake McCabe - Chris Tanev
Morgan Rielly - Brandon Carlo
Simon Benoit - Oliver Ekman-Larsson

Joe Woll - starter
Anthony Stolarz

The Game

First time in a while I haven't written about an opponent much better at five-on-five than the Leafs.

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