The Maple Leafs forward was penalized for an illegal header and tackle against the Lightning defenses Eric Cernak Lost 7-3 in Game 1 on Tuesday.
The accident occurred at 3:40 pm of the second period. The match penalty was assessed at five minutes for an illegal header check. The Lightning scored twice on the ensuing power play, via the forward Corey Perry and the center Brayden Pointfor a 6-2 lead.
Cernak left the game and never returned. Tampa Bay coach John Cooper said Wednesday that the defender will not play in Game Two.
The Maple Leafs have lost in the first round in each of the past six seasons, including a seven-game loss to Tampa Bay last season despite a 3-2 lead. Toronto has not won a Stanley Cup Playoff title since 2004, and their last championship was in 1967.
no flags available, Callie Jarnkrock He replaced it on the left wing in the midfield Austin Mathews and the right wing Michael Marner Practically the sea.
Ryan O’Reilly The center was in line with the left wing Matthew KnesWho can make the Stanley Cup Playoffs debut in Game 2, right wing Noel Akari. John TavaresWho played left wing in the first game on a line with O’Reilly and right wing William NylanderThe offset is in the middle between the left wing Alexander Kerfoot and nylander.
fourth midline David Kampf between the left wing Zack Aston Reese and the right wing Sam Lafferty remained the same.
“Yesterday they (the strikers) weren’t great in our last six games, so there’s that, but I haven’t made a decision on what form we look at tomorrow either,” Keefe said on Wednesday. “I wanted John back at the center; he hasn’t had one all week. If we finish moving things around, I want him to be comfortable there. But I haven’t made a final decision, so I haven’t read much about what we look like today.”
Knies, a second-round pick (#57) of the Maple Leafs in the 2021 NHL Draft, had one assist in three regular season games after signing with Toronto following his sophomore season with the University of Minnesota.
“Tampa is a competitive team,” Kniss said of what he learned watching the first game, “and elimination is a different animal, much more physical and much faster. A great lesson for this team.”
“It would be great (to play in the second game). Every kid dreams of making the playoffs and playing for the Stanley Cup, so I would be really excited and be a part of it.”
O’Reilly said he’s very impressed with Knes, who has scored 42 points (21 goals, 21 assists) in 40 games for the University of Minnesota this season since joining the Maple Leafs on April 9.
“He’s a good boy, he works hard and you can see his skills are amazing, the way he pucks and the plays he puts in there, it will be exciting to play with him,” O’Reilly said. “Hopefully we can generate a lot and be a tough line to play against, but hopefully we can contribute offensively. I really admire him. You can tell he’s going to have a long career in the NHL.
Keefe confirmed it Ilya Samsonovwho allowed six goals on 29 shots before retiring late in the second half, he would start for Toronto in game two. Wall Joseph Four of the five shots stopped in the third period on Tuesday.
The freelance writer at NHL.com contributed to this report
