Yahoo Sports · May 6, 2022
Maple Leafs make significant lineup changes ahead of Game 3 vs. Lightning
Sheldon Keefe evidently left Toronto unsatisfied.
After a misfire in Game 2 versus the Tampa Bay Lightning, the Toronto Maple Leafs head coach has prepared near-wholesale alterations to his lineup for Game 3, with only the No. 1 line and top-four defensive pairings remaining unchanged with the chance to take back the series lead.
Most notably, William Nylander and John Tavares will reunite on the second line, with the tandem expected to be flanked by Ondrej Kase, who missed practice Friday. Nylander and Tavares have had virtually no five-on-five overlap over the last month after their partnership seemed to grow stale, but they have spent the majority of the season on the same unit.