DEFENSIVE PAIRINGS		Defense
JAKE MUZZIN Rating: 76.6#16 LD	MORGAN RIELLY Rating: 80.1#8 RD	DL1 Rating Rating: 78.37#8 DL1
JAKE GARDINER Rating: 77.0#12 LD	NIKITA ZAITSEV Rating: 71.8#72 RD	DL2 Rating Rating: 74.44#8 DL2
TRAVIS DERMOTT Rating: 74.2#34 LD	RON HAINSEY Rating: 72.9#47 RD	DL3 Rating Rating: 73.56#5 DL3

GOALIES
GARRET SPARKS Rating: 70.2#46 G1	FREDERIK ANDERSEN Rating: 76.4#13 G2

Penguins Lines

Given the solid performance last night, it’s not expected that the Penguins will make any changes to their lineup except for Matt Murray getting the start, with Casey DeSmith getting the opportunity in net last night. The Penguins have been without star center Evgeni Malkin due to an Upper Body Injury, so newly acquired centers Nick Bjugstad and Jared McCann get an opportunity higher in the lineup.

LW	C	RW	Forwards
JAKE GUENTZEL Rating: 79.7#10 LW	SIDNEY CROSBY Rating: 86.9#3 C	DOMINIK SIMON Rating: 72.0#111 RW	FL1 Rating Rating: 79.56#5 FL1
BRYAN RUST Rating: 76.4#32 LW	NICK BJUGSTAD Rating: 73.7#72 C	PHIL KESSEL Rating: 78.4#17 RW	FL2 Rating Rating: 76.16#11 FL2
TANNER PEARSON Rating: 72.5#71 LW	JARED MCCANN Rating: 72.1#109 C	PATRIC HORNQVIST Rating: 77.5#23 RW	FL3 Rating Rating: 74.06#3 FL3
GARRETT WILSON Rating: 73.0#62 LW	TEDDY BLUEGER	MATT CULLEN Rating: 70.1#105 RW	FL4 Rating Rating: 71.56#9 FL4

DEFENSIVE PAIRINGS		Defense
BRIAN DUMOULIN Rating: 74.8#27 LD	KRIS LETANG Rating: 82.6#3 RD	DL1 Rating Rating: 78.71#4 DL1
OLLI MAATTA Rating: 72.4#66 LD	JUUSO RIIKOLA Rating: 72.6#62 RD	DL2 Rating Rating: 72.52#22 DL2
MARCUS PETTERSSON Rating: 71.5#85 LD	JACK JOHNSON Rating: 70.1#94 RD	DL3 Rating Rating: 70.82#24 DL3

GOALIES
MATT MURRAY Rating: 73.8#24 G1	CASEY DESMITH Rating: 74.5#22 G2

Game Preview

The Penguins are a good team and sit in 2nd place in their division, and they will look to add some padding between themselves and the Blue Jackets, and pull ahead of the Capitals who are tied with them in points. For the Leafs, the important thing will be to get the engines going early and have some determination which they lacked last night.

Here are my three keys to the game:

1. Victimize the 3rd pair
   • The Penguins are unfortunate enough to be playing a 3rd pair of Pettersson and Johnson, one of the worst in the league. The Leafs need to use their depth to capitalize on that.
2. Eliminate Crosby
   • The Penguins biggest weapon will be the Crosby line, so gluing Rielly and Muzzin to them to try to shut them down will be important
3. Be on the same page
   • The Leafs were all over the place last night with tons of rust in their wheels. Tonight, the focus should be on making plays as a unit together, as it appears that they forgot how.

The game starts at 7 p.m. ET and will be broadcast on Hockey Night in Canada on CBC.