Toronto seeks 1st 4-game sweep of best-of-7 sequence since 2001, can oust Ottawa
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OTTAWA —<\/strong> The Toronto Maple Leafs will try to finish their first four-game sweep of a best-of-7 Stanley Cup Playoff sequence in 24 years with a victory towards the Ottawa Senators in Sport 4 of the Japanese Convention First Spherical at Canadian Tire Centre on Saturday (7 p.m. ET; CBC, TVAS, SN, TBS, truTV, MAX).
The final time the Maple Leafs have been in a position to accomplish the feat was in 2001, once they swept the Senators within the first spherical. They’ll attempt to replicate that feat after profitable the primary three video games on this sequence, the previous two in additional time.
Ending off the sequence, nevertheless, is one other story for Toronto, which is 2-13 in potential series-winning video games since 2004.
\u201cI don\u2019t suppose there\u2019s a unique strategy,\u201d Maple Leafs coach Craig Berube stated after the staff\u2019s morning skate when requested about the opportunity of having the ability to eradicate the Senators. \u201cEvery particular person wants to focus on each shift. [Ottawa] goes to push arduous like they’ve each recreation.
\u201cIt\u2019s no completely different for me tonight. We simply must give attention to compete and puck battles like we’ve each recreation.\u201d
The Senators are 8-16 (.333) in potential elimination video games and 4-6 (.400) when taking part in at dwelling, as they’re Saturday. Ottawa is 2-3 all-time in Sport 4s when going through a 3-0 sequence deficit.
For Senators coach Travis Inexperienced, the hot button is for his gamers to remain the course, even when going through the top of their season with a loss.
\u201cEverybody has their very own thought course of, particularly if you\u2019re going through elimination,\u201d Inexperienced stated Saturday. \u201cWe attempt to give our staff issues to understand onto and dangle their hat on.
\u201cNevertheless it comes right down to what you\u2019ve at all times carried out that actually counts, so we\u2019re not about to vary our routine an entire lot.\u201d
Right here\u2019s what to search for in Sport 4:
Maple Leafs:<\/strong> Max Pacioretty<\/a> is in line to play his second consecutive recreation after being out with an undisclosed damage since Feb. 8. The 36-year-old ahead had a shot on purpose and registered seven hits, tying with ahead Bobby McMann<\/a> for the staff excessive, in 12:24 of ice time in a 3-2 additional time victory in Sport 3 on Thursday. Berube stated he was inspired by what he noticed from the veteran, who as soon as once more might be on the third line with McMann and Max Domi. Defenseman Morgan Rielly<\/a> stated one of many points the staff want to enhance on is puck clearances out of the defensive zone, citing a necessity for faster and extra environment friendly puck motion.
Senators:<\/strong> Inexperienced was coy when requested about any potential lineup adjustments, saying to attend till the pregame skate to see if something was tweaked. Maybe Ottawa’s largest space of concern is their struggling penalty kill; the Maple Leafs have scored 5 instances on 9 alternatives within the sequence, one more reminder the Senators want to remain out of the penalty field.
Quantity to know:<\/strong> 6:53. The entire period of time Ottawa has led by the primary three video games of this sequence.
What to search for:<\/strong> When Berube was teaching the St. Louis Blues to their Stanley Cup run in 2019, one in every of his fortes was to begin his fourth line in postseason video games in an try to have them set a bodily tone. In Sport 3 he did precisely that, sending out the Steven Lorentz<\/a>\u2014Scott Laughton<\/a>–Calle Jarnkrok<\/a> unit to begin. Don\u2019t be shocked if he does it once more.
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What they\u2019re saying:<\/strong>
\u201cA pair, that\u2019s for certain. , lots of people help me, which I actually admire and means so much to me. So it\u2019s enjoyable to see that outdated teammates, outdated coaches, outdated buddies, they nonetheless hold monitor of the way you\u2019re doing. So it\u2019s enjoyable.\u201d — Maple Leafs defenseman Simon Benoit<\/a> when requested how many individuals reached out to him after he scored the additional time winner in Sport 3.<\/em>
\u201cWe\u2019re simply specializing in our recreation. We did not play nicely sufficient final recreation so we wish to reply. That\u2019s our purpose tonight. Work on the small particulars which can be the distinction between wins and losses.\u201d — Senators ahead Tim Stutzle<\/a><\/em>
Matthew Knies — Auston Matthews — Mitch Marner
Pontus Holmberg — John Tavares — William Nylander
Calle Jarnkrok — Scott Laughton — Steven Lorentz
Max Pacioretty — Max Domi — Bobby McMann
Morgan Rielly — Brandon Carlo
Jake McCabe — Chris Tanev
Simon Benoit — Oliver Ekman-Larsson
Anthony Stolarz
Joseph Woll
Scratched:<\/strong> Dakota Mermis, Philippe Myers, David Kampf, Artur Akhtyamov, Nicholas Robertson<\/em>
Injured:<\/strong> Jani Hakanpaa (decrease physique)<\/em>
Brady Tkachuk — Tim Stutzle — Claude Giroux
Fabian Zetterlund — Dylan Cozens — Drake Batherson
Ridly Greig — Shane Pinto — Michael Amadio
David Perron — Adam Gaudette — Nick Cousins
Jake Sanderson — Artem Zub
Thomas Chabot — Nick Jensen
Tyler Kleven — Nikolas Matinpalo
Linus Ullmark
Anton Forsberg
Scratched:<\/strong> Dennis Gilbert, Travis Hamonic, Matthew Highmore<\/em>
Injured:<\/strong> Hayden Hodgson (decrease physique)<\/em>
Standing report<\/strong>
The Maple Leafs will gown the identical lineup they utilized in a 3-2 additional time win in Sport 3 on Thursday. \u2026 Robertson, a ahead, might be a wholesome scratch for the second straight recreation. … The Senators held an non-compulsory morning skate. \u2026 Ottawa seemingly will gown the identical lineup it used Thursday.<\/p>\n

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