Toronto Maple Leafs News

Stolarz last played four games ago for Florida and stopped 27 of 28 shots (.964 SV%) in a win in his only start of the season but will take the crease Saturday vs. Chicago. The 29-year-old has an impressive career .912 SV% and 2.90 GAA through 82 games played and will be looking to add to that Saturday. He takes on the the struggling Chicago Blackhawks, who have lost four of their last five games and are 30th in shots per game (26.3) and 29th in goals per game (2.11).

Pezzetta was a healthy scratch for the Canadiens' previous game but will draw back into the lineup Saturday St. Louis. The 25-year-old grinder has an assist, six SOG, and 10 PIMs in seven games so far this season and will replace Jesse Ylonen in Montreal's lineup.

MacEwen will return to the Senators for a second-time this season where he had an assist and a +1 plus/minus while averaging only 6:38 TOI and is expected to draw into the lineup Saturday vs. Tampa. The 27-year-old grinder had a successful trip to the minors, where he had two goals in four games played with Belleville (AHL).

Ekman-Larsson was forced to leave the Panthers' previous game after taking a high hit from Charlie McAvoy which led to a four-game suspension and was a game-time decision Thursday vs. Detroit. The 32-year-old signed a one-year, $2.25 million contract with the Panthers in the offseason and has a goal, two assists, 21 SOG and six PIMs in eight games this season.

Pezzetta has one point (0G / 1A) in seven games with the Canadiens this season while averaging 7:14 time-on-ice. He will sit in the press box as a healthy scratch on Thursday as the team welcomes Jesse Ylonen back into the lineup.

Bobrosvky will start for the eighth time in nine games for the Panthers as they take on the Detroit Red Wings Thursday evening. As he has been for most of his tenure as a Panther, Bobrovsky has had an up-and-down season, averaging a 2.87 GAA and .903 SV% through seven games (3-3-1), with only three of those being quality starts. The Panthers are -117 road favourites but will be put to the test against a Red Wings team that has scored with ease, ranking fourth offensively early in the 2023-24 campaign (4.00 GF / GP).

Ekman-Larsson was forced to leave the Panthers' previous game after taking a high hit from Charlie McAvoy which led to a four-game suspension and will be a game-time decision Thursday vs. Detroit. The 32-year-old signed a one-year, $2.25 million contract with the Panthers in the offseason and has a goal, two assists, 21 SOG and six PIMs in eight games this season.

Monday's start makes it the seventh time in the Panthers' opening eight games that they've turned to the two-time Vezina Trophy winner. Bobrovsky is fresh off one of his best starts of the season on Saturday, where he surrendered just two goals on 32 shots enroute to a 3-2 victory over the Kraken. On the season, the 14-year veteran owns a .906 SV% and a 2.88 GAA to go along with his 3-3-0 record. He draws a difficult assignment in Boston on Monday with Florida being a +138 road underdog.

McCabe was injured (lower body) in his first shift after playing only 10 seconds on Thursday against the Dallas Stars. He has zero points, nine blocks, 12 hits, and a -4 plus/minus rating through seven games this season. William Lagesson was recalled on Friday by the Maple Leafs and is likely to be McCabe's replacement on the back end.

Bobrovsky will return to the crease on Saturday after serving as a backup for the first time this season in a 3-1 win for Anthony Stolarz and the Panthers over the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday. Bobrovsky has been mediocre to start the season, posting a 3.06 GAA and .899 SV% through five games (2-3-0), and could see his stranglehold over the starting position be challenged if Stolarz can put together more strong starts. Bobrovsky and the Panthers will face off on Saturday against a Seattle Kraken team that has the sixth-worst offence (2.25 GF/GP)

Andrae has been sent to the Lehigh Valley Phantoms of the AHL. The 54th overall pick of the Flyers in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft has zero points and a -1 plus/minus rating through four games this season. Louie Belpedio and Victor Mete have both been recalled by the Flyers.

Lettieri was recalled late Sunday from Iowa (AHL) and is expected to make his Minnesota Wild debut Tuesday vs. Edmonton. The 28-year-old had a goal, two assists, four PIMs and a -8 plus/minus in four game with Iowa (AHL) in 2023-24 prior to his promotion. He had previously played 83 career NHL games played for three different organizations and has seven goals and 18 points in that span.

Stolarz will make his season debut on Tuesday and start his first as a Florida Panther. Stolarz spent last season as the backup goalie for the Anaheim Ducks, where he had 19 appearances (5-6-0) and posted a 3.66 GAA and .899 SV%. The Panthers rank 20th defensively at the moment (3.40 GA/GP), which is a slight improvement over what Stolarz was exposed to as a Duck last season (4.09 GA/GP). The Panthers will face off against the Sharks, who rank second-worst in the league offensively, averaging a miniscule 1.40 goals per game through five contests (0-4-1).

Lettieri most recently appeared in the NHL last season with the Bruins, where he played just one game. He'll fill the open spot on the Wild roster after Sammy Walker was re-assigned to Iowa earlier today. Lettieri has one goal, two assists and 14 shots on goal in four AHL games this season.

Bobrovsky stopped 29 of 30 shots against (.967 SV%) for his second-straight victory as he topped the Toronto Maple Leafs in his last start. The 35-year-old netminder has taken control of the Panthers' crease yet again with his 2-2-0 record, .908 SV% and 2.81 GAA so far this season. He takes on the Vancouver Canucks, who have dropped their last two contests but rank sixth in the NHL in goals for per game (3.75).

MacEwen was placed on waivers Thursday but cleared and has officially been reassigned to Belleville (AHL). The 26-year-old enforcer had an assist, two SOG, and a +1 plus/minus in two games played in 2023-24 while averaging only 6:38 TOI on the Senators' fourth line. He was signed to a three-year, $2.325 million contract ($775,000 AAV) by the Ottawa in the offseason.

The 54th overall pick of the 2020 NHL Entry Draft, Andrae will make his second start of the season and his career on Thursday against the Oilers. He was quiet in his debut, registering just one blocked shot and one hit in 16 minutes of ice time in Saturday's 5-2 loss to the Senators.