<p>For the first time since August 2020, the Toronto Maple Leafs are set to play an American NHL team and they have their own star American returning to the lineup to celebrate the occasion. With Marner and Tavares being snakebitten through the team&#8217;s first three games of the season, failing to find the back of the net despite creating plenty of great scoring opportunities, the NHL&#8217;s reigning Rocket Richard trophy winner is arriving at the perfect time.</p>
<p>Despite the team&#8217;s first line struggling to score, the Maple Leafs still hold a 2-1 record thanks in part to Jack Campbell&#8217;s phenomenal netminding and some fantastic contributions from lower in the lineup. If players like William Nylander, Michael Bunting, Alex Kerfoot, and Jason Spezza can continue their hot start as Matthews looks to defend his goalscoring title, this Leafs team could get exceptionally dangerous very quickly with scoring threats on all four lines.</p>
<p>Their opponents tonight are none other than the New York Rangers, a team that Toronto recently usurped as the <a href="https://theleafsnation.com/2021/10/14/sportico-lists-the-leafs-as-the-most-valuable-franchise-in-the-nhl/">NHL&#8217;s most valuable franchise</a>. After a shaky start to the season, the Rangers were able to grab their first win on Saturday in a 3-1 victory over the Montreal Canadiens. Reigning Norris Trophy winner Adam Fox has continued to look dominant for New York early in the season with three points in three games and his team generating 61.5% of all shot attempts while he&#8217;s on the ice despite more defensive zone starts than offensive. Whether Adam Fox and co. will be able to shutdown the return of Matthews, which moves John Tavares to the second line, gives Mitch Marner his favourite target back, and makes the whole offense exponentially scarier will be the question of the game.</p>
<p>Through three contests so far, the Maple Leafs have had moments of excellence but have rarely looked truly dominant. Today&#8217;s matchup will be an opportunity to show that they&#8217;re a real threat and contend against teams outside of the often-mocked Canadian division.</p>
<p><strong>Projected Lineups</strong></p>
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<td id="LW1"><a class="player-link" href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/nick-ritchie/2944/" rel="follow" data-wpel-link="internal"><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" class="jersey-image" src="https://i0.wp.com/api.dailyfaceoff.com/uploads/player/jersey/2552/Ritchie-Nick_TOR-2022_.png?w=1424&#038;ssl=1" alt="Nick Ritchie"   /><br />
<span class="player-name">NICK RITCHIE</span></a></td>
<td id="C1"><a class="player-link" href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/auston-matthews/3030/" rel="follow" data-wpel-link="internal"><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" class="jersey-image" src="https://i0.wp.com/api.dailyfaceoff.com/uploads/player/jersey/2433/Matthews-Auston_TOR-2020_.png?w=1424&#038;ssl=1" alt="Auston Matthews"   /><br />
<span class="player-name">AUSTON MATTHEWS</span></a></td>
<td id="RW1"><a class="player-link" href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/mitchell-marner/2870/" rel="follow" data-wpel-link="internal"><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" class="jersey-image" src="https://i0.wp.com/api.dailyfaceoff.com/uploads/player/jersey/2475/Marner-Mitch_TOR-2020_.png?w=1424&#038;ssl=1" alt="Mitch Marner"   /><br />
<span class="player-name">MITCH MARNER</span></a></td>
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<td id="LW2"><a class="player-link" href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/michael-bunting/3778/" rel="follow" data-wpel-link="internal"><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" class="jersey-image" src="https://i0.wp.com/api.dailyfaceoff.com/uploads/player/jersey/3778/Bunting-Michael_TOR-2022_.png?w=1424&#038;ssl=1" alt="Michael Bunting"   /><br />
<span class="player-name">MICHAEL BUNTING</span></a></td>
<td id="C2"><a class="player-link" href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/john-tavares/1018/" rel="follow" data-wpel-link="internal"><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" class="jersey-image" src="https://i0.wp.com/api.dailyfaceoff.com/uploads/player/jersey/1016/Tavares-John_TOR-2020_.png?w=1424&#038;ssl=1" alt="John Tavares"   /><br />
<span class="player-name">JOHN TAVARES</span></a></td>
<td id="RW2"><a class="player-link" href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/william-nylander/2776/" rel="follow" data-wpel-link="internal"><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" class="jersey-image" src="https://i0.wp.com/api.dailyfaceoff.com/uploads/player/jersey/2375/Nylander-William_TOR-2020_.png?w=1424&#038;ssl=1" alt="William Nylander"   /><br />
<span class="player-name">WILLIAM NYLANDER</span></a></td>
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<td id="LW3"><a class="player-link" href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/alex-kerfoot/3247/" rel="follow" data-wpel-link="internal"><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" class="jersey-image" src="https://i0.wp.com/api.dailyfaceoff.com/uploads/player/jersey/2833/Kerfoot-Alexander_TOR-2020_.png?w=1424&#038;ssl=1" alt="Alexander Kerfoot"   /><br />
<span class="player-name">ALEXANDER KERFOOT</span></a></td>
<td id="C3"><a class="player-link" href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/david-kampf/3341/" rel="follow" data-wpel-link="internal"><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" class="jersey-image" src="https://i0.wp.com/api.dailyfaceoff.com/uploads/player/jersey/4620/Kampf-David_TOR-2022_.png?w=1424&#038;ssl=1" alt="David Kampf"   /><br />
<span class="player-name">DAVID KAMPF</span></a></td>
<td id="RW3"><a class="player-link" href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/ondrej-kase/3102/" rel="follow" data-wpel-link="internal"><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" class="jersey-image" src="https://i0.wp.com/api.dailyfaceoff.com/uploads/player/jersey/2685/Kase-Ondrej_TOR-2022_.png?w=1424&#038;ssl=1" alt="Ondrej Kase"   /><br />
<span class="player-name">ONDREJ KASE</span></a></td>
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<td id="LW4"><a class="player-link" href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/pierre-engvall/4744/" rel="follow" data-wpel-link="internal"><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" class="jersey-image" src="https://i0.wp.com/api.dailyfaceoff.com/uploads/player/jersey/4744/Engvall-Pierre_TOR-2020_.png?w=1424&#038;ssl=1" alt="Pierre Engvall"   /><br />
<span class="player-name">PIERRE ENGVALL</span></a></td>
<td id="C4"><a class="player-link" href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/jason-spezza/1112/" rel="follow" data-wpel-link="internal"><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" class="jersey-image" src="https://i0.wp.com/api.dailyfaceoff.com/uploads/player/jersey/1109/Spezza-Jason_TOR-2020_.png?w=1424&#038;ssl=1" alt="Jason Spezza"   /><br />
<span class="player-name">JASON SPEZZA</span></a></td>
<td id="RW4"><a class="player-link" href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/wayne-simmonds/776/" rel="follow" data-wpel-link="internal"><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" class="jersey-image" src="https://i0.wp.com/api.dailyfaceoff.com/uploads/player/jersey/775/Simmonds-Wayne_TOR-2021_.png?w=1424&#038;ssl=1" alt="Wayne Simmonds"   /><br />
<span class="player-name">WAYNE SIMMONDS</span></a></td>
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<td id="LD1"><a class="player-link" href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/morgan-rielly/2319/" rel="follow" data-wpel-link="internal"><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" class="jersey-image" src="https://i0.wp.com/api.dailyfaceoff.com/uploads/player/jersey/1935/Rielly-Morgan_TOR-2020_.png?w=1424&#038;ssl=1" alt="Morgan Rielly"   /><br />
<span class="player-name">MORGAN RIELLY</span></a></td>
<td id="RD1"><a class="player-link" href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/t-j-brodie/199/" rel="follow" data-wpel-link="internal"><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" class="jersey-image" src="https://i0.wp.com/api.dailyfaceoff.com/uploads/player/jersey/199/Brodie-TJ_TOR-2021_.png?w=1424&#038;ssl=1" alt="T.J. Brodie"   /><br />
<span class="player-name">T.J. BRODIE</span></a></td>
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<td id="LD2"><a class="player-link" href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/rasmus-sandin/4806/" rel="follow" data-wpel-link="internal"><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" class="jersey-image" src="https://i0.wp.com/api.dailyfaceoff.com/uploads/player/jersey/4806/Sandin-Rasmus_TOR-2020_.png?w=1424&#038;ssl=1" alt="Rasmus Sandin"   /><br />
<span class="player-name">RASMUS SANDIN</span></a></td>
<td id="RD2"><a class="player-link" href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/travis-dermott/3263/" rel="follow" data-wpel-link="internal"><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" class="jersey-image" src="https://i0.wp.com/api.dailyfaceoff.com/uploads/player/jersey/2849/Dermott-Travis_TOR-2020_.png?w=1424&#038;ssl=1" alt="Travis Dermott"   /><br />
<span class="player-name">TRAVIS DERMOTT</span></a></td>
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<td id="LD3"><a class="player-link" href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/jake-muzzin/769/" rel="follow" data-wpel-link="internal"><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" class="jersey-image" src="https://i0.wp.com/api.dailyfaceoff.com/uploads/player/jersey/768/Muzzin-Jake_TOR-2020_.png?w=1424&#038;ssl=1" alt="Jake Muzzin"   /><br />
<span class="player-name">JAKE MUZZIN</span></a></td>
<td id="RD3"><a class="player-link" href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/timothy-liljegren/3215/" rel="follow" data-wpel-link="internal"><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" class="jersey-image" src="https://i0.wp.com/api.dailyfaceoff.com/uploads/player/jersey/2805/Liljegren-Timothy_TOR-2020_.png?w=1424&#038;ssl=1" alt="Timothy Liljegren"   /><br />
<span class="player-name">TIMOTHY LILJEGREN</span></a></td>
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<td id="LW1"><a class="player-link" href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/alexis-lafreniere/28771/" rel="follow" data-wpel-link="internal"><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" class="jersey-image" src="https://i0.wp.com/api.dailyfaceoff.com/uploads/player/jersey/28771/Lafreniere-Alexis_NYR-2021_.png?w=1424&#038;ssl=1" alt="Alexis Lafreniere"   /><br />
<span class="player-name">ALEXIS LAFRENIERE</span></a></td>
<td id="C1"><a class="player-link" href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/mika-zibanejad/2138/" rel="follow" data-wpel-link="internal"><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" class="jersey-image" src="https://i0.wp.com/api.dailyfaceoff.com/uploads/player/jersey/1751/Zibanejad-Mika.png?w=1424&#038;ssl=1" alt="Mika Zibanejad"   /><br />
<span class="player-name">MIKA ZIBANEJAD</span></a></td>
<td id="RW1"><a class="player-link" href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/chris-kreider/2313/" rel="follow" data-wpel-link="internal"><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" class="jersey-image" src="https://i0.wp.com/api.dailyfaceoff.com/uploads/player/jersey/1926/KreiderChris.png?w=1424&#038;ssl=1" alt="Chris Kreider"   /><br />
<span class="player-name">CHRIS KREIDER</span></a></td>
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<td id="LW2"><a class="player-link" href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/artemi-panarin/2902/" rel="follow" data-wpel-link="internal"><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" class="jersey-image" src="https://i0.wp.com/api.dailyfaceoff.com/uploads/player/jersey/2519/Panarin-Artemi_NYR_.png?w=1424&#038;ssl=1" alt="Artemi Panarin"   /><br />
<span class="player-name">ARTEMI PANARIN</span></a></td>
<td id="C2"><a class="player-link" href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/filip-chytil/3221/" rel="follow" data-wpel-link="internal"><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" class="jersey-image" src="https://i0.wp.com/api.dailyfaceoff.com/uploads/player/jersey/2811/Chytil-Filip.png?w=1424&#038;ssl=1" alt="Filip Chytil"   /><br />
<span class="player-name">FILIP CHYTIL</span></a></td>
<td id="RW2"><a class="player-link" href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/barclay-goodrow/2798/" rel="follow" data-wpel-link="internal"><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" class="jersey-image" src="https://i0.wp.com/api.dailyfaceoff.com/uploads/player/jersey/2395/Goodrow-Barclay_NYR-2022_.png?w=1424&#038;ssl=1" alt="Barclay Goodrow"   /><br />
<span class="player-name">BARCLAY GOODROW</span></a></td>
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<td id="LW3"><a class="player-link" href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/samuel-blais/3262/" rel="follow" data-wpel-link="internal"><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" class="jersey-image" src="https://i0.wp.com/api.dailyfaceoff.com/uploads/player/jersey/2848/Blais-Sammy_NYR-2022_.png?w=1424&#038;ssl=1" alt="Sammy Blais"   /><br />
<span class="player-name">SAMMY BLAIS</span></a></td>
<td id="C3"><a class="player-link" href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/morgan-barron/26531/" rel="follow" data-wpel-link="internal"><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" class="jersey-image" src="https://i0.wp.com/api.dailyfaceoff.com/uploads/player/jersey/26531/Barron-Morgan_NYR-2021_.png?w=1424&#038;ssl=1" alt="Morgan Barron"   /><br />
<span class="player-name">MORGAN BARRON</span></a></td>
<td id="RW3"><a class="player-link" href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/julien-gauthier/3050/" rel="follow" data-wpel-link="internal"><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" class="jersey-image" src="https://i0.wp.com/api.dailyfaceoff.com/uploads/player/jersey/2654/Gauthier-Julien_NYR-2020_.png?w=1424&#038;ssl=1" alt="Julien Gauthier"   /><br />
<span class="player-name">JULIEN GAUTHIER</span></a></td>
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<td id="LW4"><a class="player-link" href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/dryden-hunt/3333/" rel="follow" data-wpel-link="internal"><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" class="jersey-image" src="https://i0.wp.com/api.dailyfaceoff.com/uploads/player/jersey/2916/NYR.png?w=1424&#038;ssl=1" alt="Dryden Hunt"   /><br />
<span class="player-name">DRYDEN HUNT</span></a></td>
<td id="C4"><a class="player-link" href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/kevin-rooney/3157/" rel="follow" data-wpel-link="internal"><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" class="jersey-image" src="https://i0.wp.com/api.dailyfaceoff.com/uploads/player/jersey/2684/Rooney-Kevin_NYR-2021_.png?w=1424&#038;ssl=1" alt="Kevin Rooney"   /><br />
<span class="player-name">KEVIN ROONEY</span></a></td>
<td id="RW4"><a class="player-link" href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/ryan-reaves/1347/" rel="follow" data-wpel-link="internal"><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" class="jersey-image" src="https://i0.wp.com/api.dailyfaceoff.com/uploads/player/jersey/1343/Reaves-Ryan_NYR-2022_.png?w=1424&#038;ssl=1" alt="Ryan Reaves"   /><br />
<span class="player-name">RYAN REAVES</span></a></td>
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<th colspan="2" scope="col" width="475">DEFENSIVE PAIRINGS</th>
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<td id="LD1"><a class="player-link" href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/ryan-lindgren/4632/" rel="follow" data-wpel-link="internal"><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" class="jersey-image" src="https://i0.wp.com/api.dailyfaceoff.com/uploads/player/jersey/4632/Lindgren-Ryan_NYR-2020_.png?w=1424&#038;ssl=1" alt="Ryan Lindgren"   /><br />
<span class="player-name">RYAN LINDGREN</span></a></td>
<td id="RD1"><a class="player-link" href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/adam-fox/27251/" rel="follow" data-wpel-link="internal"><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" class="jersey-image" src="https://i0.wp.com/api.dailyfaceoff.com/uploads/player/jersey/27251/Fox-Adam_NYR_.png?w=1424&#038;ssl=1" alt="Adam Fox"   /><br />
<span class="player-name">ADAM FOX</span></a></td>
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<td id="LD2"><a class="player-link" href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/k-andre-miller/4812/" rel="follow" data-wpel-link="internal"><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" class="jersey-image" src="https://i0.wp.com/api.dailyfaceoff.com/uploads/player/jersey/4812/Miller-K_Andre_NYR-2021_.png?w=1424&#038;ssl=1" alt="K'Andre Miller"   /><br />
<span class="player-name">K&#8217;ANDRE MILLER</span></a></td>
<td id="RD2"><a class="player-link" href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/jacob-trouba/2491/" rel="follow" data-wpel-link="internal"><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" class="jersey-image" src="https://i0.wp.com/api.dailyfaceoff.com/uploads/player/jersey/2099/Trouba-Jacob_NYR_.png?w=1424&#038;ssl=1" alt="Jacob Trouba"   /><br />
<span class="player-name">JACOB TROUBA</span></a></td>
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<td id="LD3"><a class="player-link" href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/patrik-nemeth/2046/" rel="follow" data-wpel-link="internal"><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" class="jersey-image" src="https://i0.wp.com/api.dailyfaceoff.com/uploads/player/jersey/1660/Nemeth-Patrik_NYR-2022_.png?w=1424&#038;ssl=1" alt="Patrik Nemeth"   /><br />
<span class="player-name">PATRIK NEMETH</span></a></td>
<td id="RD3"><a class="player-link" href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/nils-lundkvist/4821/" rel="follow" data-wpel-link="internal"><img data-recalc-dims="1" decoding="async" class="jersey-image" src="https://i0.wp.com/api.dailyfaceoff.com/uploads/player/jersey/4821/Lundqvist-Nils_NYR-2022_.png?w=1424&#038;ssl=1" alt="Nils Lundkvist"   /><br />
<span class="player-name">NILS LUNDKVIST</span></a></td>
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<p><b>Projected Starting Goaltenders:</b></p>
<p>Jack Campbell is expected to get the nod for Maple Leafs once again, hoping to continue his hot start after allowing only two goals through seven periods of play. For the New York Rangers, Igor Shesterkin is expected to get the call, off to a hot start of his own with a .931 save percentage through his first two games of the season. Both teams have a ton of firepower and a hot goalie in net so this is the kind of game where even the most belligerent gamblers would be wise to avoid the over/under line. These teams are capable of any result from 1-0 to 7-5, which is all anyone can ask for from a Monday night matchup between the NHL&#8217;s two most valuable franchises.</p>
<p><strong>Where to tune in:</strong></p>
<p>The game is scheduled for a 7pm start on Sportsnet.</p>
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For the first time since August 2020, the Toronto Maple Leafs are set to play an American NHL team and they have their own star American returning to the lineup to celebrate the occasion. With Marner and Tavares being snakebitten through the team's first three games of the season, failing to find the back of the net despite creating plenty of great scoring opportunities, the NHL's reigning Rocket Richard trophy winner is arriving at the perfect time.

Despite the team's first line struggling to score, the Maple Leafs still hold a 2-1 record thanks in part to Jack Campbell's phenomenal netminding and some fantastic contributions from lower in the lineup. If players like William Nylander, Michael Bunting, Alex Kerfoot, and Jason Spezza can continue their hot start as Matthews looks to defend his goalscoring title, this Leafs team could get exceptionally dangerous very quickly with scoring threats on all four lines.

Their opponents tonight are none other than the New York Rangers, a team that Toronto recently usurped as the <a href="https://theleafsnation.com/2021/10/14/sportico-lists-the-leafs-as-the-most-valuable-franchise-in-the-nhl/">NHL's most valuable franchise</a>. After a shaky start to the season, the Rangers were able to grab their first win on Saturday in a 3-1 victory over the Montreal Canadiens. Reigning Norris Trophy winner Adam Fox has continued to look dominant for New York early in the season with three points in three games and his team generating 61.5% of all shot attempts while he's on the ice despite more defensive zone starts than offensive. Whether Adam Fox and co. will be able to shutdown the return of Matthews, which moves John Tavares to the second line, gives Mitch Marner his favourite target back, and makes the whole offense exponentially scarier will be the question of the game.

Through three contests so far, the Maple Leafs have had moments of excellence but have rarely looked truly dominant. Today's matchup will be an opportunity to show that they're a real threat and contend against teams outside of the often-mocked Canadian division.

<strong>Projected Lineups</strong>
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<td id="LW1"><a class="player-link" href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/nick-ritchie/2944/" rel="follow" data-wpel-link="internal"><img class="jersey-image" src="https://api.dailyfaceoff.com/uploads/player/jersey/2552/Ritchie-Nick_TOR-2022_.png" alt="Nick Ritchie" width="110px" height="auto" />
<span class="player-name">NICK RITCHIE</span></a></td>
<td id="C1"><a class="player-link" href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/auston-matthews/3030/" rel="follow" data-wpel-link="internal"><img class="jersey-image" src="https://api.dailyfaceoff.com/uploads/player/jersey/2433/Matthews-Auston_TOR-2020_.png" alt="Auston Matthews" width="110px" height="auto" />
<span class="player-name">AUSTON MATTHEWS</span></a></td>
<td id="RW1"><a class="player-link" href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/mitchell-marner/2870/" rel="follow" data-wpel-link="internal"><img class="jersey-image" src="https://api.dailyfaceoff.com/uploads/player/jersey/2475/Marner-Mitch_TOR-2020_.png" alt="Mitch Marner" width="110px" height="auto" />
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<span class="player-name">MICHAEL BUNTING</span></a></td>
<td id="C2"><a class="player-link" href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/john-tavares/1018/" rel="follow" data-wpel-link="internal"><img class="jersey-image" src="https://api.dailyfaceoff.com/uploads/player/jersey/1016/Tavares-John_TOR-2020_.png" alt="John Tavares" width="110px" height="auto" />
<span class="player-name">JOHN TAVARES</span></a></td>
<td id="RW2"><a class="player-link" href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/william-nylander/2776/" rel="follow" data-wpel-link="internal"><img class="jersey-image" src="https://api.dailyfaceoff.com/uploads/player/jersey/2375/Nylander-William_TOR-2020_.png" alt="William Nylander" width="110px" height="auto" />
<span class="player-name">WILLIAM NYLANDER</span></a></td>
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<span class="player-name">ALEXANDER KERFOOT</span></a></td>
<td id="C3"><a class="player-link" href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/david-kampf/3341/" rel="follow" data-wpel-link="internal"><img class="jersey-image" src="https://api.dailyfaceoff.com/uploads/player/jersey/4620/Kampf-David_TOR-2022_.png" alt="David Kampf" width="110px" height="auto" />
<span class="player-name">DAVID KAMPF</span></a></td>
<td id="RW3"><a class="player-link" href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/ondrej-kase/3102/" rel="follow" data-wpel-link="internal"><img class="jersey-image" src="https://api.dailyfaceoff.com/uploads/player/jersey/2685/Kase-Ondrej_TOR-2022_.png" alt="Ondrej Kase" width="110px" height="auto" />
<span class="player-name">ONDREJ KASE</span></a></td>
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<td id="LW4"><a class="player-link" href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/pierre-engvall/4744/" rel="follow" data-wpel-link="internal"><img class="jersey-image" src="https://api.dailyfaceoff.com/uploads/player/jersey/4744/Engvall-Pierre_TOR-2020_.png" alt="Pierre Engvall" width="110px" height="auto" />
<span class="player-name">PIERRE ENGVALL</span></a></td>
<td id="C4"><a class="player-link" href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/jason-spezza/1112/" rel="follow" data-wpel-link="internal"><img class="jersey-image" src="https://api.dailyfaceoff.com/uploads/player/jersey/1109/Spezza-Jason_TOR-2020_.png" alt="Jason Spezza" width="110px" height="auto" />
<span class="player-name">JASON SPEZZA</span></a></td>
<td id="RW4"><a class="player-link" href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/wayne-simmonds/776/" rel="follow" data-wpel-link="internal"><img class="jersey-image" src="https://api.dailyfaceoff.com/uploads/player/jersey/775/Simmonds-Wayne_TOR-2021_.png" alt="Wayne Simmonds" width="110px" height="auto" />
<span class="player-name">WAYNE SIMMONDS</span></a></td>
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<span class="player-name">MORGAN RIELLY</span></a></td>
<td id="RD1"><a class="player-link" href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/t-j-brodie/199/" rel="follow" data-wpel-link="internal"><img class="jersey-image" src="https://api.dailyfaceoff.com/uploads/player/jersey/199/Brodie-TJ_TOR-2021_.png" alt="T.J. Brodie" width="110px" height="auto" />
<span class="player-name">T.J. BRODIE</span></a></td>
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<span class="player-name">RASMUS SANDIN</span></a></td>
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<span class="player-name">TRAVIS DERMOTT</span></a></td>
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<td id="LD3"><a class="player-link" href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/jake-muzzin/769/" rel="follow" data-wpel-link="internal"><img class="jersey-image" src="https://api.dailyfaceoff.com/uploads/player/jersey/768/Muzzin-Jake_TOR-2020_.png" alt="Jake Muzzin" width="110px" height="auto" />
<span class="player-name">JAKE MUZZIN</span></a></td>
<td id="RD3"><a class="player-link" href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/timothy-liljegren/3215/" rel="follow" data-wpel-link="internal"><img class="jersey-image" src="https://api.dailyfaceoff.com/uploads/player/jersey/2805/Liljegren-Timothy_TOR-2020_.png" alt="Timothy Liljegren" width="110px" height="auto" />
<span class="player-name">TIMOTHY LILJEGREN</span></a></td>
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<td id="LW1"><a class="player-link" href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/alexis-lafreniere/28771/" rel="follow" data-wpel-link="internal"><img class="jersey-image" src="https://api.dailyfaceoff.com/uploads/player/jersey/28771/Lafreniere-Alexis_NYR-2021_.png" alt="Alexis Lafreniere" width="110px" height="auto" />
<span class="player-name">ALEXIS LAFRENIERE</span></a></td>
<td id="C1"><a class="player-link" href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/mika-zibanejad/2138/" rel="follow" data-wpel-link="internal"><img class="jersey-image" src="https://api.dailyfaceoff.com/uploads/player/jersey/1751/Zibanejad-Mika.png" alt="Mika Zibanejad" width="110px" height="auto" />
<span class="player-name">MIKA ZIBANEJAD</span></a></td>
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<span class="player-name">CHRIS KREIDER</span></a></td>
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<span class="player-name">ARTEMI PANARIN</span></a></td>
<td id="C2"><a class="player-link" href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/filip-chytil/3221/" rel="follow" data-wpel-link="internal"><img class="jersey-image" src="https://api.dailyfaceoff.com/uploads/player/jersey/2811/Chytil-Filip.png" alt="Filip Chytil" width="110px" height="auto" />
<span class="player-name">FILIP CHYTIL</span></a></td>
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<span class="player-name">BARCLAY GOODROW</span></a></td>
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<td id="LW3"><a class="player-link" href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/samuel-blais/3262/" rel="follow" data-wpel-link="internal"><img class="jersey-image" src="https://api.dailyfaceoff.com/uploads/player/jersey/2848/Blais-Sammy_NYR-2022_.png" alt="Sammy Blais" width="110px" height="auto" />
<span class="player-name">SAMMY BLAIS</span></a></td>
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<span class="player-name">MORGAN BARRON</span></a></td>
<td id="RW3"><a class="player-link" href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/julien-gauthier/3050/" rel="follow" data-wpel-link="internal"><img class="jersey-image" src="https://api.dailyfaceoff.com/uploads/player/jersey/2654/Gauthier-Julien_NYR-2020_.png" alt="Julien Gauthier" width="110px" height="auto" />
<span class="player-name">JULIEN GAUTHIER</span></a></td>
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<span class="player-name">DRYDEN HUNT</span></a></td>
<td id="C4"><a class="player-link" href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/kevin-rooney/3157/" rel="follow" data-wpel-link="internal"><img class="jersey-image" src="https://api.dailyfaceoff.com/uploads/player/jersey/2684/Rooney-Kevin_NYR-2021_.png" alt="Kevin Rooney" width="110px" height="auto" />
<span class="player-name">KEVIN ROONEY</span></a></td>
<td id="RW4"><a class="player-link" href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/ryan-reaves/1347/" rel="follow" data-wpel-link="internal"><img class="jersey-image" src="https://api.dailyfaceoff.com/uploads/player/jersey/1343/Reaves-Ryan_NYR-2022_.png" alt="Ryan Reaves" width="110px" height="auto" />
<span class="player-name">RYAN REAVES</span></a></td>
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<td id="LD1"><a class="player-link" href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/ryan-lindgren/4632/" rel="follow" data-wpel-link="internal"><img class="jersey-image" src="https://api.dailyfaceoff.com/uploads/player/jersey/4632/Lindgren-Ryan_NYR-2020_.png" alt="Ryan Lindgren" width="110px" height="auto" />
<span class="player-name">RYAN LINDGREN</span></a></td>
<td id="RD1"><a class="player-link" href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/adam-fox/27251/" rel="follow" data-wpel-link="internal"><img class="jersey-image" src="https://api.dailyfaceoff.com/uploads/player/jersey/27251/Fox-Adam_NYR_.png" alt="Adam Fox" width="110px" height="auto" />
<span class="player-name">ADAM FOX</span></a></td>
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<td id="LD2"><a class="player-link" href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/k-andre-miller/4812/" rel="follow" data-wpel-link="internal"><img class="jersey-image" src="https://api.dailyfaceoff.com/uploads/player/jersey/4812/Miller-K_Andre_NYR-2021_.png" alt="K'Andre Miller" width="110px" height="auto" />
<span class="player-name">K'ANDRE MILLER</span></a></td>
<td id="RD2"><a class="player-link" href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/jacob-trouba/2491/" rel="follow" data-wpel-link="internal"><img class="jersey-image" src="https://api.dailyfaceoff.com/uploads/player/jersey/2099/Trouba-Jacob_NYR_.png" alt="Jacob Trouba" width="110px" height="auto" />
<span class="player-name">JACOB TROUBA</span></a></td>
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<td id="LD3"><a class="player-link" href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/patrik-nemeth/2046/" rel="follow" data-wpel-link="internal"><img class="jersey-image" src="https://api.dailyfaceoff.com/uploads/player/jersey/1660/Nemeth-Patrik_NYR-2022_.png" alt="Patrik Nemeth" width="110px" height="auto" />
<span class="player-name">PATRIK NEMETH</span></a></td>
<td id="RD3"><a class="player-link" href="https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/players/news/nils-lundkvist/4821/" rel="follow" data-wpel-link="internal"><img class="jersey-image" src="https://api.dailyfaceoff.com/uploads/player/jersey/4821/Lundqvist-Nils_NYR-2022_.png" alt="Nils Lundkvist" width="110px" height="auto" />
<span class="player-name">NILS LUNDKVIST</span></a></td>
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<b>Projected Starting Goaltenders:</b>

Jack Campbell is expected to get the nod for Maple Leafs once again, hoping to continue his hot start after allowing only two goals through seven periods of play. For the New York Rangers, Igor Shesterkin is expected to get the call, off to a hot start of his own with a .931 save percentage through his first two games of the season. Both teams have a ton of firepower and a hot goalie in net so this is the kind of game where even the most belligerent gamblers would be wise to avoid the over/under line. These teams are capable of any result from 1-0 to 7-5, which is all anyone can ask for from a Monday night matchup between the NHL's two most valuable franchises.

<strong>Where to tune in:</strong>

The game is scheduled for a 7pm start on Sportsnet.

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