"The Leafs have seemingly found a bit better footing in the last few weeks after a tough start to the season and have now worked their way into the playoff picture. That said, Toronto (14-11-4) has a pretty big hole to dig itself out of, and currently sits 7th in the wild card race, though just three points back of Philadelphia which holds the second wild card spot as of today."
"The Maple Leafs have a couple of issues. First is replacing the scoring the team lost when Mitch Marner went to Vegas. It's not easy to replace a 100+ point player and scoring by committee hasn't gone the way Maple Leafs' brass had hoped. Then there's the problems in the net. Toronto had hoped that the combo of Anthony Stolarz and Joseph Woll would give the team a steady backstop, however injuries and other issues have left Toronto without either netminder for the time being."
Toronto enters the matchup 14-11-4 and sits 7th in the wild card race, three points behind Philadelphia for the second wild card spot. The team faces a scoring shortfall after Mitch Marner's move to Vegas and has not successfully replaced his 100+ point production. Injuries and other issues have left Anthony Stolarz and Joseph Woll unavailable, forcing Dennis Hildeby into a backup role; Hildeby is 2-2-2 with a 2.15 goals-against average and a .936 save percentage. San Jose returns Shakir Mukhamadullin and Jeff Skinner to the lineup while Alex Nedeljkovic starts in goal.
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