The Maple Leafs are looking to avoid a season series sweep at the hands of Ottawa, turn around their recent dip in form, and keep the surging Senators outside of shouting distance in the Atlantic Division race tonight on HNIC (7:00 p.m. EST, Sportsnet/CBC). source
Matthew Knies — Auston Matthews — Max Domi
Bobby McMann — John Tavares — Mitch Marner
William Nylander — Scott Laughton — Calle Jarnkrok
Steven Lorentz — Pontus Holmberg — Nicholas Robertson
Morgan Rielly — Brandon Carlo
Jake McCabe — Chris Tanev
Simon Benoit — Oliver Ekman-Larsson
Anthony Stolarz
Joseph Woll
Scratched: David Kampf, Phillippe Myers
Injured: Jani Hakanpaa (lower body), Max Pacioretty (tightness)
Status report: Matthews did not participate in the Maple Leafs morning skate but will play.
Historically, they have owned us in the regular season, but we have owned them in the playoffs. I know that was a long time ago, but one can hope.