Penguins @ Leafs - Dec. 23rd, 4:00pm - SN

[CarltonTheBear]

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Pittsburgh Penguins 15-11-9, 39 points​	@​	Toronto Maple Leafs 15-15-5, 35 pts​

Projected Line-ups​

Novak-Crosby-Rust Mantha-Rakell-Brazeau Koivunen-Kindel-McGroarty Dewar-Hayes-Acciari Wotherspoon-Karlsson Kulak-Letang Shea-Clifton Skinner​

Knies-Matthews-Domi Maccelli-Tavares-Nylander Robertson-Roy-McMann Joshua-Laughton-Lorentz Rielly-Myers McCabe-Stecher Benoit-OEL Woll​

Scratches​

Danton Heinen Connor Clifton Ryan Graves​

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Easton Cowan Calle Jarnkrok Henry Thrun​

Injuries​

Evgeni Malkin - Upper Body - Injured Reserve Filip Hallander - Leg - Injured Reserve Blake Lizotte - Upper Body - Injured Reserve Tanner Howe - Knee - Injured Reserve Caleb Jones - Lower Body - Injured Reserve​

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Brandon Carlo - Lower Body - Injured Reserve Chris Tanev - Upper Body - Injured Reserve Dakota Mermis - Lower Body - Injured Reserve Anthony Stolarz - Upper Body - Injured Reserve​

Game Notes​

PIT -Stuart Skinner will likely start for the Penguins. The former Oiler is 0-2 as a Pen with a .810 Sv% as he rotates starts with Arturs Silovs -The Penguins recently snapped a 8 game losing streak (0-4-4) with a 4-3 win over Montreal on Sunday -That game of course saw Sidney Crosby record 2 points to tie and then pass Mario Lemieux in career points, making him the franchises all-time leader in scoring and 8th in all-time NHL scoring

TOR -Joseph Woll will likely start for the Leafs -12 powerplay goals in 35 games has cost Marc Savard his assistant coaching position as the Leafs parted ways with him on Monday night. Tuesday's morning practice will presumably focus heavily on the PP as whoever is in charge now will look to make some swift changes

Streams​

Sportsurge OnHockey NHL66​

 

[yuzisee]

Tuesday's morning practice will presumably focus heavily on the PP

Hmm, does the team normally hold morning practise if it's an afternoon game?

 

[Arn]

Nice of them to arrange a 9pm face off for me so I can get first hand viewing of the new unstoppable powerplay

 

[L K]

Not enough change for me. I'll pass on this one. The organization doesn't respect the fanbase. From the players up through ownership

 

[cw]

Jake McCabe is the team's leading scorer over the last five games with 3 points
OEL is the leading goal scorer over that time with 2 goals.
Who said they cancelled the Twilight Zone?

They've beaten the Pens twice this season.
Go Leafs Go !!

 

[Kaberle15]

This is trick... if they lose, Berube should be the next one to go, specially if they play like crap (or what they call this season the usual effort).

If they win no changes until next year.

Such of waste of Joe Bowen's last season calling Leafs games. Go Leafs Go ?

 

[herman]

You know who hasn't mailed it in this good for nothing season? CarltonTheBear

Putting up the game day threads is not an easy task, and CtB pulls it together like clockwork, even when the team is playing like stodgy poo.

Cheers to the Pantsless one.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

Hmm, does the team normally hold morning practise if it's an afternoon game?

Good point, I didn't even think of that. Team might not even get to practice a new PP system yet.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

You know who hasn't mailed it in this good for nothing season? CarltonTheBear

Putting up the game day threads is not an easy task, and CtB pulls it together like clockwork, even when the team is playing like stodgy poo.

Cheers to the Pantsless one.

Oh I've certainly mailed some in, but thanks.

 

[cw]

Good point, I didn't even think of that. Team might not even get to practice a new PP system yet.

Berube skipped it before one other game this week.

 

[cw]

You know who hasn't mailed it in this good for nothing season? CarltonTheBear

Putting up the game day threads is not an easy task, and CtB pulls it together like clockwork, even when the team is playing like stodgy poo.

Cheers to the Pantsless one.

These posters haven't mailed it in either:
Mr. "T" Man of the Match 2026 Edition - ZZBM
Leafs 2025/2026 Schedule in 10 game chunks - Zee
Game In SIX: 2025-26 Season - Redleaf

and neither have you Herman with all your news updates

Thanks to all (and anyone else I missed) !

 

[Guilt Trip]

Good point, I didn't even think of that. Team might not even get to practice a new PP system yet.

But they'll go over it in a meeting

 

[yuzisee]

But they'll go over it in a meeting

"Just do the exact opposite of everything Savard was telling you. Okay, meeting adjourned"

Edit: It would be hilarious if they just played their normal 5-on-5 lines with 3F+2D during the PP... and it worked.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2003540189160038734

Christmas miracle?

 

[herman]

Forwards need to work on their ‘soft’ interference to slow up any forechecks to protect their Defense

 

[Chris]

"Just do the exact opposite of everything Savard was telling you. Okay, meeting adjourned"

Edit: It would be hilarious if they just played their normal 5-on-5 lines with 3F+2D during the PP... and it worked.

Why shouldn't it, they have an extra player on the ice. Just go out and out-work the opposition.

 

[Chris]

https://twitter.com/x/status/2003540189160038734

Christmas miracle?

This makes me nervous, I hope he is ready for the contact. I'll be holding my breath every time he gets hit.

 

[cw]

I wonder if they'll keep McCabe & Stecher together - they've done well

 

[cw]

This makes me nervous, I hope he is ready for the contact. I'll be holding my breath every time he gets hit.

I do too.