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Toronto Maple Leafs vs Vegas Golden Knights · Matchup Preview Based on 26-27 form — rosters current

Season 26-27
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T-Mobile Arena
SCRIPPS
Toronto Maple Leafs
Maple Leafs
1–2–0
@
Vegas Golden Knights
Golden Knights
1–1–0
Upcoming
THU · OCT 8 · 9:00 PM CT
SCRIPPS
Toronto Maple Leafs
Away · Maple Leafs
1–2–0
2 PTS
VS
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The read
Mark Stone has solved Sergei Bobrovsky before, 8 goals on 39 shots. But the Maple Leafs have found Carter Hart beatable: .880 on 200 shots.
T-Mobile Arena
Vegas Golden Knights
Home · Golden Knights
1–1–0
2 PTS
Maple Leafs
GOALIES
Golden Knights
Sergei Bobrovsky
Sergei Bobrovsky
Expected
.887 SV% · 3.06 GAA · 0W
.852 SV% L5 · Cooling
VS
Carter Hart
Carter Hart
Likely · 3874-carter-hart
.870 SV% · 3.06 GAA · 1W
.911 SV% L5 · Steady
Maple Leafs
PROJECTED TOP LINES
Golden Knights
L1
Kirill Marchenko · Auston Matthews · Jack Roslovic
L1
Ivan Barbashev · Jack Eichel · Mark Stone
L2
Gavin McKenna · John Tavares · William Nylander
L2
Brett Howden · William Karlsson · Mitch Marner
L3
Easton Cowan · Nick Paul · Colton Sissons
L3
Trevor Connelly · Tomas Hertl · Victor Olofsson
L4
Brandon Duhaime · Teddy Blueger · Bo Groulx
L4
Marc Gatcomb · Nic Dowd · Braeden Bowman
D1
Jake McCabe · Chris Tanev
D1
Brayden McNabb · Shea Theodore
D2
Morgan Rielly · Darren Raddysh
D2
Parker Wotherspoon · Rasmus Andersson
D3
Oliver Ekman-Larsson · Troy Stecher
D3
Jeremy Lauzon · Noah Hanifin
PP1
Kirill Marchenko · John Tavares · William Nylander · Darren Raddysh · Auston Matthews
PP1
Mark Stone · Tomas Hertl · Mitch Marner · Jack Eichel · Shea Theodore
PP2
Easton Cowan · Nick Paul · Gavin McKenna · Jack Roslovic · Morgan Rielly
PP2
Braeden Bowman · William Karlsson · Trevor Connelly · Rasmus Andersson · Victor Olofsson
PK1
Teddy Blueger · Brandon Duhaime · Jake McCabe · Chris Tanev
PK1
William Karlsson · Mitch Marner · Brayden McNabb · Shea Theodore
PK2
Nick Paul · Colton Sissons · Oliver Ekman-Larsson · Darren Raddysh
PK2
Jack Eichel · Mark Stone · Jeremy Lauzon · Noah Hanifin
Maple LeafsProjected lines
L1
Kirill Marchenko · Auston Matthews · Jack Roslovic
L2
Gavin McKenna · John Tavares · William Nylander
L3
Easton Cowan · Nick Paul · Colton Sissons
L4
Brandon Duhaime · Teddy Blueger · Bo Groulx
D1
Jake McCabe · Chris Tanev
D2
Morgan Rielly · Darren Raddysh
D3
Oliver Ekman-Larsson · Troy Stecher
PP1
Kirill Marchenko · John Tavares · William Nylander · Darren Raddysh · Auston Matthews
PP2
Easton Cowan · Nick Paul · Gavin McKenna · Jack Roslovic · Morgan Rielly
PK1
Teddy Blueger · Brandon Duhaime · Jake McCabe · Chris Tanev
PK2
Nick Paul · Colton Sissons · Oliver Ekman-Larsson · Darren Raddysh
Golden KnightsProjected lines
L1
Ivan Barbashev · Jack Eichel · Mark Stone
L2
Brett Howden · William Karlsson · Mitch Marner
L3
Trevor Connelly · Tomas Hertl · Victor Olofsson
L4
Marc Gatcomb · Nic Dowd · Braeden Bowman
D1
Brayden McNabb · Shea Theodore
D2
Parker Wotherspoon · Rasmus Andersson
D3
Jeremy Lauzon · Noah Hanifin
PP1
Mark Stone · Tomas Hertl · Mitch Marner · Jack Eichel · Shea Theodore
PP2
Braeden Bowman · William Karlsson · Trevor Connelly · Rasmus Andersson · Victor Olofsson
PK1
William Karlsson · Mitch Marner · Brayden McNabb · Shea Theodore
PK2
Jack Eichel · Mark Stone · Jeremy Lauzon · Noah Hanifin
David Alter · Oct 3 · 5:47 PM CT Hannah Kirkell · as of Oct 2
Maple Leafs
INJURY REPORT
Golden Knights
Dakota Joshua
IR · Abdomen · Expected back Oct 24
Raphael Lavoie
OUT · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 4
Max Domi
IR · Back (surgery) · Expected back Nov 21
Lukas Cormier
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 6
Cade Webber
IR · Elbow · Expected back Oct 31
Elvis Merzlikins
IR · Shoulder (surgery) · Expected back Mar 30
William Villeneuve
IR · Knee (surgery) · Expected back Oct 31
Maple LeafsInjury report
Dakota Joshua
IR · Abdomen · Expected back Oct 24
Max Domi
IR · Back (surgery) · Expected back Nov 21
Cade Webber
IR · Elbow · Expected back Oct 31
Elvis Merzlikins
IR · Shoulder (surgery) · Expected back Mar 30
William Villeneuve
IR · Knee (surgery) · Expected back Oct 31
Golden KnightsInjury report
Raphael Lavoie
OUT · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 4
Lukas Cormier
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 6
David Alter · Oct 3 · 5:47 PM CT Hannah Kirkell · as of Oct 2
STORYLINE
The Maple Leafs lost their last game and are 1-2-0 in their first 3 games. The Golden Knights lost their last game and are 1-1-0 in their first 2 games.

Matchup Intel

Mark Stone has solved Sergei Bobrovsky before, 8 goals on 39 shots. But the Maple Leafs have found Carter Hart beatable: .880 on 200 shots.

The problem is Jack Eichel, who has 8 points in his last 4 against the Maple Leafs. Nick Paul is 3 goals shy of 200 career goals.

The numbers behind it
Matchup
Mark Stone has 8 goals on Sergei Bobrovsky (39 shots).
(Vegas)
8 goals on Sergei Bobrovsky
Matchup
Mitch Marner has 9 goals on Sergei Bobrovsky (68 shots).
(Vegas)
9 goals on Sergei Bobrovsky
Goaltending
Carter Hart has struggled against Toronto — a .880 save % on 200 shots.
.880 SV% vs TOR
Player
Jack Eichel has 8 points in his last 4 games against Toronto. See the games →
(Vegas)
8 pts, last 4 vs TOR
Player
John Tavares has 6 points in his last 4 games against Vegas. See the games →
(Toronto)
6 pts, last 4 vs VGK
Milestone
Nick Paul is 3 goals shy of 200 career goals.
197 career goals