No Rickard Rakell after all tonight, so the Penguins roll with the same lines they’ve had this week.
Lined up and ready for hockey. pic.twitter.com/eeFKFHtQ2E
— Pittsburgh Penguins (@penguins) December 16, 2023
The Maple Leafs are battling a bug and don’t have the services of Auston Matthews or TJ Brodie for this game.
Lineup tonight@Molson_Canadian | #LeafsForever pic.twitter.com/zTKP02bG3q
— Toronto Maple Leafs (@MapleLeafs) December 17, 2023
First period
Brutal opener for the Pens, Ryan Graves misses sweeping the stick of Matthew Knies and then is left in the dust.