Puck drop: 7:30 p.m. EST
Arena: Air Canada Centre
Watch: Sportsnet
– The Maple Leafs will close out their fifth “five-game segment” of the season tonight. Mike Babcock’s target has been to collect six points out of every ten in order to put the Leafs on track for a guaranteed playoff spot with 98 points. Here are how the segments have broken down so far:
The Leafs have hit Babcock’s target in just one of four five-game blocks, but have been steady in avoiding the type of disastrous segment that would drop them out of the playoff picture.