Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Montreal Canadiens – Game #79 Preview, Projected Lines & TV Info

Toronto Maple Leafs vs. Montreal Canadiens, Auston MatthewsJohn Tavares moves to Ryan O’Reilly’s wing, Calle Jarnkrok sits out with a minor injury, Erik Gustafsson joins a pairing with Luke Schenn, and Morgan Rielly & TJ Brodie take a night’s rest on the blue line entering the final Leafs vs. Habs game of the 2022-23 season (7:00 p.m. EST, Sportsnet/CBC).

Head to Head: Canadiens vs. Maple Leafs

In the season-to-date statistics, the Leafs hold the advantage over the Canadiens in four out of five offensive categories and five out of five defensive categories.

Game Day Quotes

Sheldon Keefe on moving Ryan O’Reilly up to 2C and John Tavares to his wing:

With Jarnkrok being unavailable today, that…