For the latest Leafs updates, Follow @mikeinbuffalo on Twitter The Toronto Maple Leafs look to snap a three-game losing skid against the Carolina Hurricanes at Air Canada Centre on Tuesday. The contest is the final home game for the Blue and White in 2017 and the first weekday afternoon game since October 13, 2008, in acknowledgement of the 100th anniversary of the NHL franchise.
The @MapleLeafs will wear Toronto Arenas inspired jerseys today when they play a matinee at Air Canada Centre (2 PM ET on SNO, FS-CR). #NHL100 pic.twitter.com/1mTkTTyaWB
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) December 19, 2017
Frederik Andersen, who has faced the most shots in the NHL this season (960) will make the start for Toronto, and it is expected the ex-Blue Jacket Curtis McElhinney will go in Columbus in the second of back-to-backs on Wednesday.
Connor Carrick returns to the lineup for the first time since November 24 with Nikita Zaitsev on injured reserve with a lower body injury. William Nylander will center the first line with Patrick Marleau and Zach Hyman and Kasperi Kapanen will make his second straight start on the fourth line with Matt Martin and Dominic Moore. *******If you are interested in sponsorship or advertising your business in the Greater Toronto / Southern Ontario area on this column, please send a message for more information by clicking on the “Contact… button at the top of the page.*******