Game Preview: Toronto Maple Leafs vs Nashville Predators
By Tim Chiasson
Jan 9, 2015; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman
Dion Phaneuf(3) shoots the puck against the Columbus Blue Jackets at Air Canada Centre. Mandatory Credit: Tom Szczerbowski-USA TODAY Sports
The Toronto Maple Leafs are in Smashville for a battle with the Predators tonight.
Toronto heads into the game without Captain Dion Phaneuf, who Paul Hendrick tweets is still not ready to return to the lineup.
Dion on the ice with the Leafs this morning. Still not a available for at least a week. #TMLtalk
— Paul Hendrick (@HennyTweets) February 3, 2015
Here are the projected line combinations for the game, also from Hendrick via mapleleafs.nhl.com:
Forwards
21 van Riemsdyk – 42 Bozak – 81 Kessel
26 Winnik – 43 Kadri – 19 Lupul
47 Komarov – 24 Holland – 71 Clarkson
20 Booth – 25 Santorelli – 18 Panik
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Defence
51 Gardiner – 4 Franson
44 Rielly – 46 Polak
55 Holzer – Robidas
Jonathan Bernier is expected to be in the cage for the buds.
Toronto will be looking to move forward and grab their first win since January 9th.
Let’s look at the tale of the tape and the analytics report for the game.
Next: Tale of the Tape