GAME DAY: Leafs look to end Cali trip with win versus Ducks

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Toronto maple leaves of Anaheim Duck (32-32-8) (44-25-4)

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when: Sunday, 8 pm

television: Ontario Sports Network radio: Fan 590

Odds: Toronto-170, Anaheim+145

Buzzing

The Maple Leafs entered Sunday’s game in the Atlantic Division, winning three games in Los Angeles on Saturday with a 3-1 victory, and splitting them in the first two games… Rest in Friday’s overtime defeated the Rangers 5-4 and won three games in the last four games, a 3–0-1 game. Joseph Woll may get a call from the network and get another shot when he wins his 25th win of the season…Red Hot Leaf Center John Tavares is looking for a goal in six straight games that will be a senior in a career…Center Leo Carlsson has won the Ducks on his first four-pointer…Anaheim has a record of 6-4-2 this season.

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Toronto’s Toronto’s Joseph Woll needs to compete with the Sharks in the rearview mirror as soon as possible, and will likely get a call in his 25th win and shoot again in his 25th win… Defensive Jacob Trouba could be a game for the Ducks, which could be the Ducks’ game time, as New York wins season wins are the first-year playoff season, it’s no-year season, it’s the first-year playoff season, it’s the first-year playoff season, it’s the first-year playoff season, it’s the first-year playoff season, it’s the first-year playoff season, it’s the first-year playoff season, it’s the first-year season, it’s the first-year season. The team can continue until the end… LEAFS’s two most recent NCAA signings John Prokop and Luke Haymes made their debut Saturday in the MARLIES 2-1 shootout defeat to Belleville.

Quotation

“I think going into this year, they know what expectations are. It’s a different mindset. We’ve made some adjustments, some systematic things, and they’re slowly getting used to playing each other and knowing how to play. If our special team is better on both sides, then this team will be in the playoffs.” – Verbeek in the Ducks’ stretching position.

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Poll

How many minutes will Ye Zi end this year?

1.105

2.100

3.99

4.97

The expected lineup of leaves

forward

Matthew Knies Auston Matthews Mitch Marner

Bobby McMann John Tavares William Nylander

Scott Laughton Max Domi Calle Jarnkrok/Nick Robertson

Steven Lorentz David Kampf Pontus Holmberg

defense

Jake McCabe – Chris Tanev

Morgan Rielly – Brandon Carlo

Simon Benoit/Philippe Myers – Oliver Ekman-Larsson

Target

Joseph Wall

Anthony Stolarz

Injuried

Toronto:

LW Max Max Pacioretty (lower body), D Jani Hakanpaa (knee).

Anaheim

C Robbie Fabbri (hand), LW Ross Johnston (upper body) D Jacob Trouba (unpublic).

predict

3-2 Leaf is in overtime because the ducks are proud of their pride on the closing day.

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