Toronto Maple Leafs @ Colorado Avalanche
07:00 PM at Ball Arena
Watch on: SN, CBC, NHLN, ALT, KTVD

The Leafs last game was away on March 5 against the Vegas Golden Knights, which Toronto lost by a score of 5-2 in regulation. The Leafs have a record of 38-21-3 for a 0.637 Points %.

The Colorado Avalanche last played at home on March 6 against the San Jose Sharks. The Avalanche won by a score of 7-3 in regulation, and their current league record is 37-24-2 for a 0.603 Points %.

Them

Not one, but two new centres grace the Avalanche. The past is dead, and this is a whole new team.

Lines

Projected lineup

Artturi Lehkonen - Nathan MacKinnon - Martin Necas
Valeri Nichushkin - Brock Nelson - Jonathan Drouin
Logan O'Connor - Charlie Coyle - Ross Colton
Joel Kiviranta - Jack Drury - Jimmy Vesey

Devon Toews - Cale Makar
Ryan Lindgren - Josh Manson
Samuel Girard - Keaton Middleton

MacKenzie Blackwood - likely starter
Scott Wedgewood

Us

In case you missed it: Gone are Conor Timmins and Connor Dewar. Ryan Reaves is in the AHL, Max Pacioretty is on LTIR, and Chris Tanev is not quite ready to play.

Lines

Projected lineup

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

Morgan Rielly - Brandon Carlo
Jake McCabe - Simon Benoit
Oliver Ekman-Larsson - Philippe Myers

Anthony Stolarz - likely starter
Joe Woll

The Game

New guys activate!

Note: since this game is a 5 pm local time start, there were no normal morning skates.

Game Coverage