The Maple Leafs are back to full(ish) health for one of the most anticipated HNIC matchups of the regular season tonight in Edmonton (7:00 p.m. EST, Sportsnet/CBC).
With the expected return of John Tavares and Matthew Knies, the Leafs will have their full complement of talent available to them besides goaltender Anthony Stolarz — who should be back this week — and two players who haven’t played much/any of a role this season in Jani Hakanpaa and Calle Jarnkrok. The Oilers are also reasonably close to full health, albeit with some day-to-day situations due to illness. source
Matthew Knies – Auston Matthews – Mitch Marner
Max Pacioretty – John Tavares – William Nylander
Bobby McMann – Max Domi – Nicholas Robertson
Pontus Holmberg – David Kampf – Steven Lorentz
Jake McCabe – Chris Tanev
Morgan Reilly – Oliver Ekman-Larsson
Simon Benoit – Conor Timmins
*Joseph Woll Matt Murray
Scratched: Nikita Grebenkin, Fraser Minten, Philippe Myers, Ryan Reaves
Injured: Jani Hakanpaa (lower body), Calle Jarnkrok (hernia), Anthony Stolarz (lower body)
I guess we just needed to play outside of Ontario to be good again.