2023-05-04 19:58:04
Avant-match Panthers-Maple Leafs
Forward Sam Lafferty will return to the Toronto Maple Leafs roster in Game 2 of the series once morest the Florida Panthers tonight following being a sideline in his team’s last two games.
Toronto will look to avoid a 0-2 deficit as Florida seek a fifth straight win in this playoff following coming back from a 1-3 series loss to the Boston Bruins .
Even though the Panthers are on a roll, Panthers head coach Paul Maurice believes every game is a new fight, especially in the playoffs, and that recent successes have little bearing on the game to come.
“I don’t believe much in momentum,” Maurice said. I really don’t believe it. This changes each time the puck drops. »
In the Leafs roster, Lafferty will replace Zach Aston-Reese, head coach Sheldon Keefe said.
Lafferty has one assist in five games so far in the playoffs. He had 12 goals and 15 assists in 70 regular season games with the Maple Leafs and Chicago Blackhawks.
Contenir Matthew Tkachuk
The trio formed by Matthew Tkachuk, Sam Bennett and Nick Cousins was dominant in the first match. Tkachuk had three assists, Bennett a goal and an assist and Cousins also found the back of the net.
The three players particularly annoyed the Leafs with an effective forecheck.
“I think we have to try to finish the games earlier,” Morgan Rielly said. They like to play behind the net, play low, so it’s important to regain control of the puck quickly. »
The planned formation of the Panthers:
Carter Verhaeghe — Aleksander Barkov — Anthony Duclair
Nick Cousins — Sam Bennett — Matthew Tkachuk
Eetu Luostarinen — Anton Lundell — Sam Reinhart
Colin White — Eric Staal — Zac Dalpe
Gustav Forsling — Aaron Ekblad
Marc Staal — Brandon Montour
Josh Mahura
Sergei Bobrovsky
Alex Lyon
The Maple Leafs’ planned roster:
Matthew Knies — Auston Matthews — William Nylander
Calle Jarnkrok — John Tavares — Mitchell Marner
Michael Bunting — Ryan O’Reilly — Noel Acciari
Alexander Kerfoot — David Kampf — Sam Lafferty
Jake McCabe — TJ Brodie
Mark Giordano — Timothy Liljegren
Morgan Rielly — Luke Schenn
Ilya Samsonov
Joseph Woll
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