Feb 3, 2015; Nashville, TN, USA; Toronto Maple Leafs goalie Jonathan Bernier (45) during the first period against the Nashville Predators at Bridgestone Arena. Mandatory Credit: Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports
The Toronto Maple Leafs will head into New York with the same lineup that got them the win against the Edmonton Oilers.
The Maple Leafs twitter account confirmed the speculation.
Peter Horachek confirms there won't be any lineup changes from Saturday for tonight's game. #TMLtalk
— Toronto Maple Leafs (@MapleLeafs) February 10, 2015
That means for the second straight game Leafs forward David Clarkson will sit as a healthy scratch – much to the delight of the majority of Leafs Nation.
It’s a lot of blaming the contract, in my opinion. I digress.
The Leafs are in for a much bigger task against the Rangers than they were against the Oilers and they will need to play a full sixty minutes of smart hockey if they want to stay in the mix throughout the game.
Rick Nash has been a on a goal scoring tear this year so the focus should be on the enigmatic sniper all game long.
James Reimer will be in the cage for the Leafs as Bernier presumably continues to nurse those stitches in his leg.
There is still no timetable for Dion Phaneuf’s return from his hand injury as well.
The #leafs have no timeline on Dion Phaneuf's return from hand injury. Peter Horachek says "I'm not sure where it is."
— Chris Johnston (@reporterchris) February 9, 2015
Let’s take a look at the tale of the tape and the analytics report for the game.
Next: Tale of the Tape