In fact, the Leafs are going to rest two-thirds of their defense core tonight; Travis Dermott, Ron Hainsey, Nikita Zaitsev, and Jake Muzzin will all sit out. Frederik Andersen will start in the Leafs‘ net while Charlie Lindgren goes for the Canadiens.
More importantly, thank you to Bob Cole, who calls his final game tonight:
Mike Babcock on the lineup for tonight’s game:
I think it’s an opportunity to play the guys. We have some guys that are banged up and are not going to play.