{"id":409846,"date":"2026-01-16T00:38:14","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T00:38:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/409846\/"},"modified":"2026-01-16T00:38:14","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T00:38:14","slug":"lines-notes-how-to-watch-vs-maple-leafs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/409846\/","title":{"rendered":"Lines, Notes, &#038; How to Watch vs Maple Leafs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On Thursday, the Vegas Golden Knights (22-11-12) play the second half of a back-to-back. They\u2019ve won five in a row and will look to keep rolling against a familiar opponent for Mitch Marner. They\u2019ll face the Toronto Maple Leafs (23-16-7) at T-Mobile Arena.<\/p>\n<p>Puck drop is scheduled for 6:38 p.m. PST.<\/p>\n<p>The Golden Knights last played on Wednesday against the Los Angeles Kings. The Kings scored late to force overtime, but Mark Stone ended things after just 25 seconds to give his team a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sportsnaut.com\/nhl\/vegas-golden-knights\/stone-eichel-save-the-day-as-golden-knights-beat-division-rival-kings\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">3-2 overtime victory<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Maple Leafs last played on Tuesday against the Utah Mammoth. They came out flat and suffered a 6-1 loss, snapping their four-game win streak.<\/p>\n<p>The Golden Knights activated Adin Hill from Injured Reserve, and he looks to make his first start since October 20th. Hill has a 3-1-1 record and an average save percentage of .923 in seven career games against the Maple Leafs.<\/p>\n<p>Joseph Woll starts in net for the Maple Leafs. Woll has a 1-1-0 record and an average save percentage of .921 in two career games against the Golden Knights.<\/p>\n<p>Golden Knights Lines<\/p>\n<p>Ivan Barbashev \u2014 Jack Eichel \u2014 Mark Stone<br \/>\u2028Pavel Dorofeyev \u2014 Mitch Marner \u2014 Reilly Smith\u00a0<br \/>Keegan Kolesar \u2014 Tom\u00e1\u0161 Hertl \u2014 \u2028Braedan Bowman<br \/>Cole Reinhardt \u2014 Colton Sissons \u2014 Alexander Holtz<\/p>\n<p>Defense<\/p>\n<p>Jeremy Lauzon \u2014 Shea Theodore<br \/>Noah Hanifin \u2014 Zach Whitecloud<br \/>Ben Hutton \u2014 Kaedan Korczak<\/p>\n<p>Goaltenders: Adin Hill \/ Akira Schmid<\/p>\n<p>Maple Leafs Lines<\/p>\n<p>Bobby McMann \u2014 Auston Matthews \u2014 Max Domi<br \/>Matias Maccelli \u2014 John Tavares \u2014 William Nylander<br \/>Matthews Knies \u2014 Nicolas Roy \u2014 Easton Cowan<br \/>Steven Lorentz \u2014 Scott Laughton \u2014 Nicholas Robertson\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Defense<\/p>\n<p>Morgan Rielly \u2014 Brandon Carlo<br \/>Jake McCabe \u2014 Oliver Ekman-Larsson<br \/>Simon Benoit \u2014 Troy Stetcher<\/p>\n<p>Goaltenders: Joseph Woll \/ Dennis Hildeby<\/p>\n<p>Special Teams<\/p>\n<p>VGK power play:\u00a026.5%, 4th<br \/>VGK penalty kill:\u00a082.2%, 8th<\/p>\n<p>Maple Leafs power play:\u00a016.5%, 26th<br \/>Maple Leafs penalty kill:\u00a085.1%, 3rd<\/p>\n<p>Golden Knights Game Notes<\/p>\n<p>Last season, the Golden Knights split their season series with the Maple Leafs for a record of 1-1-0. They have a 6-5-3 record against Toronto all-time.<\/p>\n<p>After spending nine seasons in Toronto, Mitch Marner will face the team that drafted him for the first time. He\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsnaut.com\/nhl\/vegas-golden-knights\/marner-business-as-usual-leading-up-to-maple-leafs-matchup\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">just focused on business as usual<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Tonight\u2019s game features a reunion and a homecoming. Nicolas Roy will face the Golden Knights for the first time in his career. Roy spent six years in Vegas, where he recorded 68 goals and 166 points in 362 games, and won a Stanley Cup.<\/p>\n<p>Jack Eichel leads the Golden Knights in scoring this season with 16 goals and 51 points in 38 games. Eichel has 16 goals and 26 points in 21 career games against the Maple Leafs.<\/p>\n<p>William Nylander leads the Maple Leafs in scoring this season with 16 goals and 46 points in 36 games. Nylander has four goals and 12 points in 13 career games against the Golden Knights.<\/p>\n<p>Mark Stone is on a nine-game point streak. He has eight goals and 14 points over that stretch.<\/p>\n<p>The Golden Knights have a record of 10-6-6 at the Fortress this season; the Maple Leafs are 7-11-2 on the road.<\/p>\n<p>How to Watch<\/p>\n<p>TV: ESPN<br \/>Radio:\u00a0FOX Sports Las Vegas 94.7\/1340<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<img alt=\"avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/hannah-kirkell-bio-pic.jpg\"  class=\"avatar avatar-70 photo\" height=\"70\" width=\"70\" loading=\"lazy\" fetchpriority=\"low\" decoding=\"async\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\tHannah  Kirkell  is  a  beat  writer  covering  the  Vegas  Golden  Knights  for  Vegas  Hockey  Now  on  Sportsnaut.  She  studied  &#8230; More about <a class=\"more-bio\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsnaut.com\/author\/hannah-kirkell\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Hannah Kirkell<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"On Thursday, the Vegas Golden Knights (22-11-12) play the second half of a back-to-back. 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