What's a bigger mystery heading into each game of the first-round playoff series between the Bruins and Maple Leafs: Who is starting in goal for Boston or will William Nylander play for Toronto? In Canada, hockey is king and in Toronto, it's an obsession so Nylander's status has been the source of considerable speculation as the Leafs haven't revealed why he hasn't played yet. Nylander who had 40 goals and 58 assists while playing all 82 regular season games, practiced on Friday. “It's personal so I'm not going to get into that,” said Nylander, who wouldn't update his Saturday status.
The Toronto Marlies won in overtime last night to force Game 3 against the Belleville Senators on the road on Sunday. The first round in the North Division playoffs is a best-of-three as a play-in to the normal bracket. The Marlies had a 3-1 lead in the second, but allowed two power play goals at the end of the second and at the end of the third as Belleville forced overtime. Dylan Gambrell was the hero, scoring early in overtime.
Will we see William Nylander make his series debut in Game 3? Here are the projected lineups for the Bruins and Leafs.
No | Player | P |
---|---|---|
2 | D | |
59 | LW | |
78 | D | |
56 | D | |
24 | C | |
11 | C | |
20 | D | |
55 | D | |
18 | C | |
29 | RW | |
19 | C | |
31 | G | |
64 | C | |
3 | D | |
23 | LW | |
51 | D | |
37 | D | |
46 | D | |
16 | RW | |
34 | C | |
83 | D | |
22 | D | |
74 | C | |
30 | G | |
8 | D | |
88 | RW | |
61 | LW | |
75 | RW | |
44 | D | |
89 | LW | |
35 | G | |
91 | C | |
25 | D | |
52 | D | |
60 | G |