Maple Leafs Announce Key Lineup Changes Ahead of Clash With Utah Hockey Club

Entering tonight's contest against the Utah Hockey Club, the Toronto Maple Leafs will look to finish off their road trip with at least one win after having dropped their previous 3 contests last week.

Ahead of the Leafs' clash with Utah, head coach Craig Berube has announced multiple roster moves, including their upcoming goaltending rotation for the next 2 games as well as an interesting healthy scratch to make way for Calle Jarnkrok.

Per Berube, Joseph Woll will get the start tonight against Utah, while Anthony Stolarz gets the much more difficult assignment against Florida on Thursday when the Leafs return home. He also swapped out Nicholas Robertson for Calle Jarnkrok.

Woll has posted an overall solid record of 21-12-0 with a 2.78 GAA and a .905 SV% but has struggled recently to the tune of a 4-4-0 record, .897 SV%, and having allowed 22 goals in his last 7+ games.

Perhaps an easier assignment against Utah can get him back on track after being shelled with 3 goals on 7 shots his last time out against Vegas.

Stolarz has been the more dependable netminder since his return from a lengthy absence. He's 4-1-1 over his last 7 games but he held a .919 SV% over the 6 contests preceeding his last outing against Colorado where he allowed 5 goals on 32 shots.

The acquisition of Scott Laughton relegated Jarnkrok to the press box against Colorado, but he will come back in for Robertson, who was a minus-2 in just 9:21 TOI on Saturday and was skating on the fourth line.

Utah comes in having won 6 of their last 8 games and having earned at least a point in 7 of those contests. They're playing a much better brand of hockey as of late and will present the Leafs with difficult assignments like Clayton Keller and Dylan Guenther.

It's an important week for the Leafs, who need to get back on track as soon as possible with so much on the line, including the Tampa Bay Lightning surging right behind them in the standings.