GAME DAY: GAME 44-MAPLE LEAFS vs BLUE JACKETS
Toronto Maple Leafs (25-16-2) vs Columbus Blue Jackets (24-16-3)
Game Time: 7:00PM EST Channel: TSN4 Radio: FAN 590
Game 4 of the Leafs 6 game home stand goes tonight versus the Blue Jackets. The Leafs have been winners of the last 2 at home (Shoot Out) and are looking to take their streak to 3. Tale of the tape suggests an advantage to the Leafs on the dot and in the special teams game.
Travis Dermott gets a promotion up to the second pair alongside Jake Gardiner for his 2nd NHL game. Dermott played an excellent game for the Leafs in his NHL debut against the Canucks. Stiffer competition, playing on the right side and keeping track of his partner will be new challenges for Travis tonight.
#Leafs Auston Matthews currently has 19 goals this season, his next goal will net him a Schedule A performance bonus worth $212,500https://t.co/RGoYxS5lVb
— CapFriendly (@CapFriendly) January 8, 2018
Game Day with Henny
TONIGHTS TALE OF THE TAPE
TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS
Points: 52
Leafs Home Record: 13-6-0
Last 10: 5-4-1
Streak: 2 W
PP Rank: 8th @ 21.1%
PK Rank: 7th @ 83.3%
Goals For/G: 3.19
Goals Against/G: 2.86
Shots For: 30.74
Shots Against: 33.91
Goal Differential: +17
Face Off Win%: Ranked 8th @ 51.3%
Standings: 3rd in Atlantic
COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS
Points: 51
Blue Jackets Road Record: 9-9-3
Last 10: 4-4-2
Streak: 1 W
PP Rank: 30th @ 12.6%
PK Rank: 20th @ 80.2%
Goals For/G: 2.63
Goals Against/G: 2.70
Shots For: 33.84
Shots Against: 31.40
Goal Differential: -1
Face Off Win%: 28th @ 47.6%
Standings: 3rd in Metro Division
TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS (Projected)
Zach Hyman – Auston Matthews – William Nylander
Patrick Marleau – Nazem Kadri – Leo Komarov
James van Riemsdyk – Tyler Bozak – Mitchell Marner
Matt Martin – Frederik Gauthier – Connor Brown
Morgan Rielly – Ron Hainsey
Jake Gardiner – Travis Dermott
Andreas Borgman – Roman Polak
Frederik Andersen
Curtis McElhinney
Scratched: Josh Leivo, Dominic Moore, Connor Carrick
Injured: Nikita Soshnikov (lower body), Nikita Zaitsev (lower body)
COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS (Projected)
Artemi Panarin – Pierre-Luc Dubois – Josh Anderson
Sonny Milano – Lukas Sedlak – Nick Foligno
Matt Calvert – Boone Jenner – Oliver Bjorkstrand
Tyler Motte – Jordan Schroeder – Markus Hannikainen
Zach Werenski – Seth Jones
Markus Nutivaara – David Savard
Scott Harrington – Jack Johnson
Sergei Bobrovsky
Joonas Korpisalo
Scratched: Zac Dalpe, Dean Kukan
Injured: Ryan Murray (upper body), Brandon Dubinsky (fractured orbital bone), Cam Atkinson (foot), Alexander Wennberg (back)
Pre Game with the Coach
GAME ON!!!! #GOLEAFSGO
