Leafs announced starting goaltender for tonight's game against the Kings

Tonight, Ilya Samsonov will get the start against LA. Samsonov last played on November 30th against San Jose, where he won his sixth straight on home ice and pushed his overall record to 7-2-0. Samsonov will look to set the Leafs' franchise record for consecutive home wins to start a season and eclipse Felix Potvin's 6 (who he is tied with currently).

Sheldon Keefe deserves credit for deciding to stick to the plan for his two goalies as it would have been very easy to put Murray back in tonight. However, given the injury history of Murray, it is the smart decision to afford him a few extra days of rest before the Calgary Flames come to town on Saturday. The Leafs appear to have a set schedule for Murray and Samsonov based more around "load management" than anything. It has been working well so far, so there is no point in changing it and if it gets both goalies to the playoffs healthy, it will go a long way to helping the Leafs get out of the first round.