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Toronto Maple Leafs vs Pittsburgh Penguins · Matchup Preview Based on 26-27 form — rosters current

Season 26-27
Matchup Preview @ Penguins · THU · FEB 25 · 6:00 PM CT ← Back to schedule
Upcoming
THU · FEB 25 · 6:00 PM CT
PPG Paints Arena
SN-PIT
Toronto Maple Leafs
Maple Leafs
1–2–0
@
Pittsburgh Penguins
Penguins
2–0–0
Upcoming
THU · FEB 25 · 6:00 PM CT
SN-PIT
Toronto Maple Leafs
Away · Maple Leafs
1–2–0
2 PTS
VS
Puck Drop In
The read
The man to watch is William Nylander: 10 points in his last 4 against Pittsburgh. But Sergei Bobrovsky has not had an answer for Bryan Rust: 8 goals on 52 shots.
PPG Paints Arena
Pittsburgh Penguins
Home · Penguins
2–0–0
4 PTS
Maple Leafs
GOALIES
Penguins
Sergei Bobrovsky
Sergei Bobrovsky
Expected
.887 SV% · 3.06 GAA · 0W
.852 SV% L5 · Cooling
VS
Arturs Silovs
Arturs Silovs
Expected
.886 SV% · 2.47 GAA · 2W
.920 SV% L5 · Locked in
Maple Leafs
PROJECTED TOP LINES
Penguins
L1
Kirill Marchenko · Auston Matthews · Jack Roslovic
L1
Nicholas Robertson · Sidney Crosby · Rickard Rakell
L2
Gavin McKenna · John Tavares · William Nylander
L2
Egor Chinakhov · Tommy Novak · Evgeni Malkin
L3
Easton Cowan · Nick Paul · Colton Sissons
L3
Andrei Kuzmenko · Ben Kindel · Hendrix Lapierre
L4
Brandon Duhaime · Teddy Blueger · Bo Groulx
L4
Connor Dewar · Blake Lizotte · Filip Hallander
D1
Jake McCabe · Chris Tanev
D1
Declan Carlile · Erik Karlsson
D2
Morgan Rielly · Darren Raddysh
D2
Samuel Girard · Kaedan Korczak
D3
Oliver Ekman-Larsson · Troy Stecher
D3
Trevor van Riemsdyk · Kris Letang
PP1
Kirill Marchenko · John Tavares · William Nylander · Darren Raddysh · Auston Matthews
PP1
Ben Kindel · Tommy Novak · Rickard Rakell · Erik Karlsson · Sidney Crosby
PP2
Easton Cowan · Nick Paul · Gavin McKenna · Jack Roslovic · Morgan Rielly
PP2
Andrei Kuzmenko · Hendrix Lapierre · Egor Chinakhov · Kris Letang · Evgeni Malkin
PK1
Teddy Blueger · Brandon Duhaime · Jake McCabe · Chris Tanev
PK1
Filip Hallander · Connor Dewar · Samuel Girard · Kris Letang
PK2
Nick Paul · Colton Sissons · Oliver Ekman-Larsson · Darren Raddysh
PK2
Ben Kindel · Rickard Rakell · Trevor van Riemsdyk · Erik Karlsson
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
PenguinsProjected lines
L1
Nicholas Robertson · Sidney Crosby · Rickard Rakell
L2
Egor Chinakhov · Tommy Novak · Evgeni Malkin
L3
Andrei Kuzmenko · Ben Kindel · Hendrix Lapierre
L4
Connor Dewar · Blake Lizotte · Filip Hallander
D1
Declan Carlile · Erik Karlsson
D2
Samuel Girard · Kaedan Korczak
D3
Trevor van Riemsdyk · Kris Letang
PP1
Ben Kindel · Tommy Novak · Rickard Rakell · Erik Karlsson · Sidney Crosby
PP2
Andrei Kuzmenko · Hendrix Lapierre · Egor Chinakhov · Kris Letang · Evgeni Malkin
PK1
Filip Hallander · Connor Dewar · Samuel Girard · Kris Letang
PK2
Ben Kindel · Rickard Rakell · Trevor van Riemsdyk · Erik Karlsson
Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:08 AM CT Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:19 AM CT
Maple Leafs
INJURY REPORT
Penguins
Dakota Joshua
IR · Abdomen · Expected back Oct 24
Bryan Rust
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 5
Max Domi
IR · Back (surgery) · Expected back Nov 21
Justin Brazeau
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 7
Cade Webber
IR · Elbow · Expected back Oct 31
Ryan Graves
IR · Knee · Expected back Oct 24
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
PenguinsInjury report
Bryan Rust
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 5
Justin Brazeau
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 7
Ryan Graves
IR · Knee · Expected back Oct 24
Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:08 AM CT Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:19 AM CT
STORYLINE
The Maple Leafs lost their last game and are 1-2-0 in their first 3 games. The Penguins have won 2 straight and are 2-0-0 in their first 2 games.

Matchup Intel

The man to watch is William Nylander: 10 points in his last 4 against Pittsburgh. But Sergei Bobrovsky has not had an answer for Bryan Rust: 8 goals on 52 shots.

Nick Robertson is 2 goals shy of 100 career goals. The Maple Leafs have had Pittsburgh's number, 10 wins in the last 13.

The numbers behind it
Player
William Nylander has 10 points in his last 4 games against Pittsburgh. See the games →
(Toronto)
10 pts, last 4 vs PIT
Matchup
Bryan Rust has 8 goals on Sergei Bobrovsky (52 shots).
(Pittsburgh)
8 goals on Sergei Bobrovsky
Matchup
Sidney Crosby has 11 goals on Sergei Bobrovsky (120 shots).
(Pittsburgh)
11 goals on Sergei Bobrovsky
History
Toronto has won 10 of their last 13 against Pittsburgh. See the games →
10-3 last 13 vs PIT
Player
Auston Matthews has 6 points in his last 4 games against Pittsburgh. See the games →
(Toronto)
6 pts, last 4 vs PIT
Milestone
Nick Robertson is 2 goals shy of 100 career goals.
98 career goals
Milestone
Nick Paul is 3 goals shy of 200 career goals.
197 career goals