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The Toronto Maple Leafs are taking on the Ottawa Senators in Game 5 on Tuesday night in Toronto and they have an opportunity to finish the series once and for all.
Game 5 is going to be a big one for the Toronto Maple Leafs as they have an opportunity to finally put away the Senators for good.
They missed their opportunity in Game 4 in overtime, but they definitely played a good game and there is an argument to be made that they should have won that one.
Today, the Leafs were back at practice and they had the goal of gearing themselves up for what should be a truly spirited and difficult Game 5.
Toronto Maple Lineup in Game 5
Going into this game, fans have been curious about what the lineup would look like. As it turns out, exactly the same as Game 4.
Anthony Stolarz is likely to be the starting goaltender for the Leafs, which is probably for the best given the fact Joseph Woll was sick today.
Moreover, Auston Matthews missed practice for rest and David Kampf was a placeholder on the top line. However, Kampf will not play on Tuesday.
Knies-Kampf-Marner
Holmberg-Tavares-Nylander
McMann-Domi-Pacioretty
Lorentz-Laughton-Jarnkrok
Extra: Robertson
Absent: Matthews (Leafs say rest)
Rielly-Carlo
McCabe-Tanev
Benoit-OEL
Mermis-Myers
Hakanpaa
Stolarz, Akhtyamov
Absent: Woll
Holmberg-Tavares-Nylander
McMann-Domi-Pacioretty
Lorentz-Laughton-Jarnkrok
Extra: Robertson
Absent: Matthews (Leafs say rest)
Rielly-Carlo
McCabe-Tanev
Benoit-OEL
Mermis-Myers
Hakanpaa
Stolarz, Akhtyamov
Absent: Woll
If the Leafs win this game, they will either play the Florida Panthers or the Tampa Bay Lightning in the next round.
Neither of these teams would be easy, but the fans would still be in for a pretty amazing series that would prove to be a lot of fun.
One can only hope the Leafs keep it up and give the fans something to cheer about come Tuesday night at around 10 PM EST. A regulation win would do wonders.