Bruins look to bounce back as they host #81 and the Maple Leafs

by Stanley Cup of Chowder on Dec 5, 2009 11:48 AM EST in Game Previews

The Bruins will try to bounce back from an embarrassing 5-1 loss to the Montreal Canadiens on Friday night when they host #81 and the Toronto Maple Leafs tonight at TD Garden in a match-up that NESN is referring to as "Kessel-Mania I".

Know Your Enemy

Toronto Maple Leafs (8-12-7)

Head Coach: Ron Wilson

Season Series: First of six meetings this season

Leading Goal Scorers:

	G	A	P	+/-	PIM
2009 - Niklas Hagman	13	6	19	-2	19

	G	A	P	+/-	PIM
2009 - #81	10	5	15	5	11

Goaltending:

	GP	MIN	W	L	T	EGA	GA	GAA	SA	SV	SV%	SO
2009 - Jonas Gustavsson	16	821	6	5			43	3.14	429	386	.900	0

	GP	MIN	W	L	T	EGA	GA	GAA	SA	SV	SV%	SO
2009 - Vesa Toskala	10	537	1	4			35	3.91	259	224	.865	0

	GP	MIN	W	L	T	EGA	GA	GAA	SA	SV	SV%	SO
2009 - Joey MacDonald	5	279	1	3			13	2.80	134	121	.903	0

Injury Report

Boston Bruins Injuries

Out (IR / Out / Suspended / Physically unvailable)

Player	Injury Type	Injury Date
Milan Lucic	ankle	11/26/2009

Toronto Maple Leafs Injuries

Questionable

Player	Injury Type	Injury Date
Vesa Toskala	groin	12/01/2009

Out (IR / Out / Suspended / Physically unvailable)

Player	Injury Type	Injury Date
Mike Van Ryn	knee	09/30/2009
John Mitchell	knee	11/24/2009
Carl Gunnarsson	elbow	12/01/2009
Jonas Gustavsson	heart	12/03/2009

Notes:

- Former Bruin Joey MacDonald will likely get the start in goal for the Leafs tonight.

- I would like to see the Bruins start Tuukka Rask in goal against the team that drafted him. The Bruins didn't hold a morning skate, so we won't know until game-time who the starter will be.

- Toronto actually has a winning record on the road (6-5-4)

- The Bruins will wear their 3rd jerseys tonight for the 5th time this season.

- The Bruins have recalled defenseman Johnny Boychuk from Providence.

- I'm predicting a 65/35 boo to cheer ratio for #81 from the Garden crowd tonight.

- #81 got into a tickle fight with Kris Russell on Thursday night