Toronto Maple Leafs (15-11-3, 33 pts) at Vancouver Canucks (11-15-3, 25 pts)
Venue: Rogers Arena
Date: Saturday, January 31
Time: 7:00 pm ET / 4:00 pm PT

TV: ESPN+ / CBC Sports / Sportsnet
Radio: 
Toronto Maple Leafs – Sportsnet 590 The Fan
Vancouver Canucks – Sportsnet 650 AM

DraftKings Sportsbook Betting Lines:
Toronto Maple Leafs -1.5 ML -155
Vancouver Canucks +1.5 ML +130
O/U 6.5

Toronto Maple Leafs News and Notes:

The Toronto Maple Leafs are sliding down the standings in a very tight Eastern Conference Wild Card race, losing eight of their last nine games. For what has been a Playoff staple for the past decade, this year may be the year where Toronto Maple Leafs fans may not be able to see their team in Playoff hockey. But, good news for the Toronto Maple Leafs, they have a very winnable game on the horizon as they face the last-place team in the league, the Vancouver Canucks. This could be a monumental game for the Maple Leafs to get their swagger back, or it could be the nail in the coffin for the trajectory of the Toronto Maple Leafs 2025-26 “Marner-less” season.

Vancouver Canucks News and Notes:

After the devastating loss of Thatcher Demko needing hip surgery, the Vancouver Canucks came back with a bang, with a 2-0 shutout victory vs one of the top teams in the Western Conference, the Anaheim Ducks. Drew O’Connor was able to score a clutch goal in the third period, making it 1-0, and Teddy Blueger sealed the deal with the empty-netter at the end of regulation. This win not only doesn’t take away from the tank journey for the number one overall pick, but also simply boosts the morale inside the Vancouver Canucks locker room.

Toronto Maple Leafs Projected Lines:

McMann-Matthews-Domi
Maccelli-Tavares-Nylander
Knies-Roy-Robertson
Lorentz-Laughton-Jarnkrok

McCabe-Ekman-Larsson
Rielly-Carlo
Rifai-Stetcher

Woll
Stolarz

Vancouver Canucks Projected Lines:

Kane-E. Pettersson-Garland
Chytil-Kampf-Karlsson
O’Connor-Raty-DeBrusk
Ohgren-Blueger-Lekkerimaki

E. N. Pettersson-Hronek
M. Pettersson-Myers
Willander-Mancini

Lankinen
Tolopilo

Players to Watch:

Toronto Maple Leafs:

Max Domi has been on a tear in this rough stretch for the Toronto Maple Leafs since being moved up to the top line. Over the past seven games, Max Domi has logged nine points, including an assist on Morgan Rielly’s goal in Thursday night’s loss to the Seattle Kraken. Domi is looking to continue a four-game point streak tonight. His biggest game in that stretch came in the form of a one-goal, two-assist performance, contributing on three of the four goals in a tough 7-4 loss to the Buffalo Sabres on Tuesday.

Vancouver Canucks:

On the other side, Jake DeBrusk has been taking full advantage of his newly attained top line spot, where he looks to continue a three-game point streak and add on to his six points in the last five games. In tonight’s contest, head coach Adam Foote is moving around the lineups tremendously to accommodate for multiple injuries to the forward core. Today, Jake DeBrusk finds himself on the third line, so it could be a blessing as he’s paired up with two high-performing youngsters in Aatu Raty and Drew O’Connor, or it could also mean fewer opportunities in tonight’s game.

Injury Report:

Toronto Maple Leafs:

C Dakota Joshua – LTIR
D Chris Tanev – LTIR

Vancouver Canucks:

LW Nils Hoglander – Day to Day
C Marco Rossi – IR
D Guillaume Brisebois – IR
RW Brock Boeser – IR
D Zeev Buium – IR
D Derek Forbort – LTIR
G Thatcher Demko – SELTIR

Next Game:

Toronto Maple Leafs: Monday, February 2 at Calgary Flames – 10pm ET
Vancouver Canucks: Monday, February 2 at Utah Mammoth – 9:30pm ET

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