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

Season 26-27
Matchup Preview @ Panthers · THU · APR 1 · 6:00 PM CT ← Back to schedule
Upcoming
THU · APR 1 · 6:00 PM CT
Amerant Bank Arena
SCRIPPS
Toronto Maple Leafs
Maple Leafs
1–2–0
@
Florida Panthers
Panthers
1–0–1
Upcoming
THU · APR 1 · 6:00 PM CT
SCRIPPS
Toronto Maple Leafs
Away · Maple Leafs
1–2–0
2 PTS
VS
Puck Drop In
The read
Sergei Bobrovsky has not had an answer for Brad Marchand: 12 goals on 95 shots. But Sergei Bobrovsky has been a wall against Florida, a .940 save percentage on 519 shots.
Amerant Bank Arena
Florida Panthers
Home · Panthers
1–0–1
3 PTS
Maple Leafs
GOALIES
Panthers
Sergei Bobrovsky
Sergei Bobrovsky
Expected
.887 SV% · 3.06 GAA · 0W
.852 SV% L5 · Cooling
VS
Akira Schmid
Akira Schmid
Likely · 29148-akira-schmid
.875 SV% · 3.80 GAA · 0W
.880 SV% L5 · Cooling
Maple Leafs
PROJECTED TOP LINES
Panthers
L1
Kirill Marchenko · Auston Matthews · Jack Roslovic
L1
Brady Tkachuk · Lars Eller · Sam Reinhart
L2
Gavin McKenna · John Tavares · William Nylander
L2
Carter Verhaeghe · Sam Bennett · Matthew Tkachuk
L3
Easton Cowan · Nick Paul · Colton Sissons
L3
Eetu Luostarinen · Anton Lundell · Sandis Vilmanis
L4
Brandon Duhaime · Teddy Blueger · Bo Groulx
L4
Bokondji Imama · Sam Lafferty · Garnet Hathaway
D1
Jake McCabe · Chris Tanev
D1
Gustav Forsling · Aaron Ekblad
D2
Morgan Rielly · Darren Raddysh
D2
Niko Mikkola · Seth Jones
D3
Oliver Ekman-Larsson · Troy Stecher
D3
Dmitry Kulikov · Radko Gudas
PP1
Kirill Marchenko · John Tavares · William Nylander · Darren Raddysh · Auston Matthews
PP1
Brady Tkachuk · Sam Bennett · Sam Reinhart · Seth Jones · Matthew Tkachuk
PP2
Easton Cowan · Nick Paul · Gavin McKenna · Jack Roslovic · Morgan Rielly
PP2
Lars Eller · Anton Lundell · Carter Verhaeghe · Aaron Ekblad · Gustav Forsling
PK1
Teddy Blueger · Brandon Duhaime · Jake McCabe · Chris Tanev
PK1
Lars Eller · Sam Reinhart · Gustav Forsling · Aaron Ekblad
PK2
Nick Paul · Colton Sissons · Oliver Ekman-Larsson · Darren Raddysh
PK2
Anton Lundell · Eetu Luostarinen · Niko Mikkola · Radko Gudas
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
PanthersProjected lines
L1
Brady Tkachuk · Lars Eller · Sam Reinhart
L2
Carter Verhaeghe · Sam Bennett · Matthew Tkachuk
L3
Eetu Luostarinen · Anton Lundell · Sandis Vilmanis
L4
Bokondji Imama · Sam Lafferty · Garnet Hathaway
D1
Gustav Forsling · Aaron Ekblad
D2
Niko Mikkola · Seth Jones
D3
Dmitry Kulikov · Radko Gudas
PP1
Brady Tkachuk · Sam Bennett · Sam Reinhart · Seth Jones · Matthew Tkachuk
PP2
Lars Eller · Anton Lundell · Carter Verhaeghe · Aaron Ekblad · Gustav Forsling
PK1
Lars Eller · Sam Reinhart · Gustav Forsling · Aaron Ekblad
PK2
Anton Lundell · Eetu Luostarinen · Niko Mikkola · Radko Gudas
David Alter · Oct 3 · 5:47 PM CT Jameson Olive · Oct 3 · 4:26 PM CT
Maple Leafs
INJURY REPORT
Panthers
Dakota Joshua
IR · Abdomen · Expected back Oct 24
Gustav Forsling
DAY-TO-DAY · Upper body
Max Domi
IR · Back (surgery) · Expected back Nov 21
Aleksander Barkov
IR · Left knee · Expected back Oct 27
Cade Webber
IR · Elbow · Expected back Oct 31
Brad Marchand
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 25
Elvis Merzlikins
IR · Shoulder (surgery) · Expected back Mar 30
MacKenzie Entwistle
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 10
William Villeneuve
IR · Knee (surgery) · Expected back Oct 31
Jonah Gadjovich
IR · Upper body (surgery) · Expected back Oct 17
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
PanthersInjury report
Gustav Forsling
DAY-TO-DAY · Upper body
Aleksander Barkov
IR · Left knee · Expected back Oct 27
Brad Marchand
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 25
MacKenzie Entwistle
IR · Undisclosed injury · Expected back Oct 10
Jonah Gadjovich
IR · Upper body (surgery) · Expected back Oct 17
David Alter · Oct 3 · 5:47 PM CT Jameson Olive · Oct 3 · 4:26 PM CT
STORYLINE
The Maple Leafs lost their last game and are 1-2-0 in their first 3 games. The Panthers lost their last game in overtime and are 1-0-1 in their first 2 games.

Matchup Intel

Sergei Bobrovsky has not had an answer for Brad Marchand: 12 goals on 95 shots. But Sergei Bobrovsky has been a wall against Florida, a .940 save percentage on 519 shots.

The special-teams edge is the Maple Leafs': a 5th-ranked power play against a penalty kill ranked 31st. A milestone is in reach for Nick Paul: 3 more goals for 200 career goals.

The numbers behind it
Matchup
Brad Marchand has 12 goals on Sergei Bobrovsky (95 shots).
(Florida)
12 goals on Sergei Bobrovsky
Goaltending
Sergei Bobrovsky has a .940 save % against Florida (519 shots).
.940 SV% vs FLA
Matchup
Lars Eller has 5 goals on Sergei Bobrovsky (78 shots).
(Florida)
5 goals on Sergei Bobrovsky
Special Teams
Toronto's power play ranks 5th while Florida's penalty kill ranks 31st.
5th / 31st PP vs PK
Goaltending
Akira Schmid has struggled against Toronto — a .850 save % on 40 shots.
.850 SV% vs TOR
Milestone
Nick Paul is 3 goals shy of 200 career goals.
197 career goals
Milestone
Dmitry Kulikov is 3 goals shy of 100 career goals.
97 career goals