Morgan Rielly Is A Game-Time Decision In Ottawa Tonight

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January 20, 2018 (12:19)

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"Toronto Maple Leafs 55 pts (25-17-5)
@
Ottawa Senators 39 pts (15-19-9)
7 p.m. ET
Canadian Tire Centre � Ottawa, ON
TV: CBC
Radio: Sportsnet 590 AM

Season Series/Schedule
Date Game GWG
10/21 TOR 3 @ OTT 6 Mark Stone
1/10 OTT 4 @ TOR 3 Tom Pyatt
1/20 TOR @ OTT
2/10 TOR @ OTT

Team Leaders
Maple Leafs Senators
Auston Matthews. 33 Points Mark Stone, 42
Matthews/van Riemsdyk, 19 Goals Mark Stone, 18
Rielly/Marner, 26 Assists Erik Karlsson, 27
The Ottawa Senators are one of the most disappointing teams of the 2017-18 season after making it to within one win of the Stanley Cup Final last spring. However, as bad as they have been this year, they have had their way with the Toronto Maple Leafs. The Sens have won both of the previous games versus the Leafs, scoring a combined 10 goals.
The Leafs have really struggled in the Battle of Ontario lately. They have a 1-6-3 record versus the Senators in their last 10 games.
The biggest concern for tonight's game is the health of defenseman Morgan Rielly, who is nursing a shoulder injury. He skated for a few minutes during today's optional skate and is considered a game-time decision.
Injured Morgan Rielly skated a few minutes this morning. Game time decision says Babcock.
— Lance Hornby (@sunhornby) January 20, 2018

If Rielly can't go tonight, Andreas Borgman will draw back into the lineup.

Probable Maple Leafs Lineup
FORWARDS
Zach Hyman - Auston Matthews - William Nylander
Patrick Marleau - Nazem Kadri - Leo Komarov
James van Riemsdyk - Tyler Bozak - Connor Brown
Matt Martin - Frederik Gauthier - Mitch Marner
DEFENSIVE PAIRINGS
Morgan Rielly - Ron Hainsey
Jake Gardiner - Connor Carrick
Travis Dermott - Roman Polak
GOALTENDER
Frederik Andersen (22-13-4, 2.67 GAA, .922 save %, 3 SO)
INJURY REPORT
LW-Joffrey Lupul (sports hernia) out, RW-Nikita Soshnikov (lower-body) out, D-Nikita Zaitsev (lower-body) out

Probable Senators Lineup
FORWARDS
Mike Hoffman - Matt Duchene - Bobby Ryan
Ryan Dzingel - Derick Brassard - Mark Stone
Zack Smith - Nate Thompson - Tom Pyatt
Alexandre Burrows - Filip Chlapik - Gabriel Dumont
DEFENSIVE PAIRINGS
Johnny Oduya - Erik Karlsson
Dion Phaneuf - Cody Ceci
Mark Borowiecki - Thomas Chabot
GOALTENDER
Craig Anderson (12-14-5, 3.21 GAA, .900 save %, 2 SO)
INJURY REPORT
LW-Clarke MacArthur (undisclosed) out, D-Chris Wideman (hamstring) out, C-Jean-Gabriel Pageau (upper-body) out"

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