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Toronto Maple Leafs vs Vegas Golden Knights prediction

Toronto Maple Leafs6–4–2 · Home Vegas Golden Knights8–4–0 · Away07:00 PMDec 12

Lines

Lines from the last game · may change

Toronto Maple Leafs

Last game: Oct 22

1st line

13:46 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
20	Nick Paul LW	17:27	2	3	5
86	Kirill Marchenko C	18:23	6	6	12
88	William Nylander RW	20:12	6	9	15

32 points this season

96RoslovicLW

34MatthewsC EC53CowanRW

2nd line

12:23 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
96	Jack Roslovic LW	15:58	4	5	9
34	Auston Matthews C	19:16	8	9	17
53	Easton Cowan RW	16:48	5	6	11

37 points this season

24DuhaimeLW

73BluegerC

19MacewenRW

3rd line

5:19 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
24	Brandon Duhaime LW	14:14	1	2	3
73	Teddy Blueger C	15:18	1	1	2
19	Zack Macewen RW	7:06	0	2	2

7 points this season

92McKennaLW

15SissonsC

71LettieriRW

4th line

7:12 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
92	Gavin McKenna LW	10:44	3	4	7
15	Colton Sissons C	15:34	2	3	5
71	Vinni Lettieri RW	10:08	0	0	0

12 points this season

43RaddyshD

22McCabeD

1st pair

16:02 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
43	Darren Raddysh D	24:17	0	5	5
22	Jake McCabe D	21:03	0	1	1

6 points this season

44RiellyD TS28StecherD

2nd pair

14:23 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
44	Morgan Rielly D	20:58	0	7	7
28	Troy Stecher D	20:17	1	1	2

9 points this season

95Ekman-LarssonD

3BlankenburgD

3rd pair

9:34 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
95	Oliver Ekman-Larsson D	19:22	0	1	1
3	Nick Blankenburg D	11:27	1	0	1

2 points this season

Power play unit 1

2:31 together on the power play

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
88	William Nylander F	20:12	6	9	15
34	Auston Matthews F	19:16	8	9	17
86	Kirill Marchenko F	18:23	6	6	12
92	Gavin McKenna F	10:44	3	4	7
43	Darren Raddysh D	24:17	0	5	5

56 points this season

Power play unit 2

0:35 together on the power play

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
53	Easton Cowan F	16:48	5	6	11
96	Jack Roslovic F	15:58	4	5	9
71	Vinni Lettieri F	10:08	0	0	0
44	Morgan Rielly D	20:58	0	7	7
95	Oliver Ekman-Larsson D	19:22	0	1	1

28 points this season

73BluegerF

24DuhaimeF

22McCabeD TS28StecherD

Penalty kill unit 1

0:49 together on the penalty kill

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
73	Teddy Blueger F	15:18	1	1	2
24	Brandon Duhaime F	14:14	1	2	3
22	Jake McCabe D	21:03	0	1	1
28	Troy Stecher D	20:17	1	1	2

8 points this season

Penalty kill unit 2

0:39 together on the penalty kill

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
20	Nick Paul F	17:27	2	3	5
15	Colton Sissons F	15:34	2	3	5
44	Morgan Rielly D	20:58	0	7	7
95	Oliver Ekman-Larsson D	19:22	0	1	1

18 points this season

Goalies: Sergei Bobrovsky #72 (Projected) · Anthony Stolarz #41 (Backup)

Vegas Golden Knights

Last game: Oct 22

1st line

14:02 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
49	Ivan Barbashev LW	18:52	1	7	8
9	Jack Eichel C	16:46	5	14	19
61	Mark Stone RW	16:46	8	6	14

41 points this season

21HowdenLW

71KarlssonC

10HoltzRW

2nd line

12:09 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
21	Brett Howden LW	15:53	5	3	8
71	William Karlsson C	16:34	2	2	4
10	Alexander Holtz RW	14:04	0	1	1

13 points this season

TC24ConnellyLW

48HertlC BB42BowmanRW

3rd line

6:46 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
24	Trevor Connelly LW	13:53	4	1	5
48	Tomáš Hertl C	14:20	4	3	7
42	Braeden Bowman RW	14:56	2	2	4

16 points this season

MG17GatcombLW

26DowdC

36LavoieRW

4th line

3:45 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
17	Marc Gatcomb LW	11:56	1	1	2
26	Nic Dowd C	11:56	0	2	2
36	Raphael Lavoie RW	11:51	0	2	2

6 points this season

3McNabbD

27TheodoreD

1st pair

17:09 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
3	Brayden McNabb D	22:47	0	7	7
27	Shea Theodore D	22:37	2	2	4

11 points this season

4AnderssonD

5LauzonD

2nd pair

14:09 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
4	Rasmus Andersson D	19:48	2	3	5
5	Jeremy Lauzon D	18:15	0	0	0

5 points this season

15HanifinD

52CoghlanD

3rd pair

13:09 together at 5-on-5

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
15	Noah Hanifin D	21:09	2	3	5
52	Dylan Coghlan D	15:28	0	1	1

6 points this season

Power play unit 1: No such unit in that game.

Power play unit 2: No such unit in that game.

Penalty kill unit 1

1:07 together on the penalty kill

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
71	William Karlsson F	16:34	2	2	4
26	Nic Dowd F	11:56	0	2	2
3	Brayden McNabb D	22:47	0	7	7
27	Shea Theodore D	22:37	2	2	4

17 points this season

Penalty kill unit 2

0:38 together on the penalty kill

#	Player	TOI	G	A	P
61	Mark Stone F	16:46	8	6	14
9	Jack Eichel F	16:46	5	14	19
4	Rasmus Andersson D	19:48	2	3	5
5	Jeremy Lauzon D	18:15	0	0	0

38 points this season

Goalies: Carter Hart #79 (Projected) · Adin Hill #33 (Backup)

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How we read the lines

From the NHL’s shift charts, the three forwards and the two defencemen who shared the most 5-on-5 ice time, ranked by time on ice. Coaches shuffle lines often, so treat them as a guide until puck drop. Power-play and penalty-kill units: the five (on the power play) or four (on the penalty kill) skaters who were on the ice together the longest in that situation. TOI: ice time in that game. G, A, P: goals, assists and points this season.

Photo credits (35)

Nick Paul · TheAHL, CC BY 2.0
Kirill Marchenko · Jenn G from Seattle, WA, CC BY-SA 2.0
William Nylander · TheAHL, CC BY 2.0
Jack Roslovic · TheAHL, CC BY 2.0
Auston Matthews · Azadeh Kashani, CC BY-SA 4.0
Brandon Duhaime · Kenneth C. Zirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0
Teddy Blueger · Pens_Through_My_Lens, CC BY-SA 4.0
Zack Macewen · Andrew McQuillan, CC BY-SA 2.0
Gavin McKenna · Kaiser matias, CC BY-SA 4.0
Colton Sissons · TheAHL, CC BY 2.0
Vinni Lettieri · TheAHL, CC BY 2.0
Darren Raddysh · TheAHL, CC BY 2.0
Jake McCabe · Xgeorg, CC BY-SA 3.0
Morgan Rielly · Michael Miller, CC BY-SA 4.0
Oliver Ekman-Larsson · 5of7, CC BY-SA 2.0
Nick Blankenburg · SecretName101, CC BY-SA 4.0
Sergei Bobrovsky · Paula R. Lively from Zanesville, CC BY 2.0
Anthony Stolarz · Jessica, CC BY-SA 2.0
Ivan Barbashev · Johnmaxmena2, CC BY-SA 4.0
Jack Eichel · Lisa Gansky from New York, NY, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0
Mark Stone · Hugh Lee from Edmonton Alberta, Canada, CC BY-SA 2.0
Brett Howden · The Kip, CC BY-SA 4.0
William Karlsson · Frankie Fouganthin, CC BY-SA 4.0
Alexander Holtz · TheAHL, CC BY 2.0
Tomáš Hertl · Jenn G from Seattle, WA, CC BY-SA 2.0
Nic Dowd · mark6mauno, CC BY-SA 2.0
Raphael Lavoie · TheAHL, CC BY 2.0
Brayden McNabb · Michael Miller, CC BY-SA 4.0
Shea Theodore · Michael Miller, CC BY-SA 4.0
Rasmus Andersson · Jfvoll, CC BY-SA 4.0
Jeremy Lauzon · Jenn G, CC BY-SA 2.0
Noah Hanifin · Photo by Jamie Kellner., CC BY-SA 3.0
Dylan Coghlan · Jenn G from Seattle, WA, CC BY-SA 2.0
Adin Hill · Jenn G, CC BY-SA 2.0
Carter Hart · Jenn G from Seattle, WA, CC BY-SA 2.0

Goalie duel

Projected

Projected from recent starts · confirmed at puck drop

Sergei Bobrovsky TOR

.895 save percentage

3.10 GAA · 3–3–2 · 8 starts

Carter Hart VEG

.888 save percentage

2.87 GAA · 4–3–0 · 7 starts

Teams do not name their goalie before the game. We expect the No. 1 unless his team played the night before, when the back-up usually starts; last season that call was right about two times in three. Our win chances do not depend on it.

Photo credits (2)