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4 SPORTS The Sun n Tuesday, April 1, 2014 Last 5 Last 5 @ Senators L 6-3 vs. Wings L 4-2 vs. Rangers W 4-3 @ Flyers L 4-2 vs. Ducks L 3-2 vs. Blues L 5-3 vs. Sharks W 2-1 SO @ Devils L 3-2 @ Oilers W 8-1 vs. Habs L 4-3

Today, 5 p.m., Air Canada Centre (31-37-7) at Maple Leafs (36-32-8) TV: West / Radio: Sportsnet 960 The Fan

Flames gameday lines scouting ... stats Left wing Centre Right wing Curtis Glencross Sean Monahan Joe Colborne Mikael Backlund Paul Byron players the Maple Leafs FLAMES Jiri Hudler Matt Stajan Brian McGrattan Skaters GP G A Pts +/- PIM Bryce Van Brabant Lance Bouma Kevin Westgarth MARcH OF LAMBS 24 C Jiri Hudler 68 16 33 49 1 16 Defence pairings Goalies Less than three weeks ago, the Maple Leafs were sitting 5 D 57 13 31 44 12 61 third overall in the Eastern Conference standings after 13 C Mike Cammalleri 58 24 16 40 -17 24 Mark Giordano TJ Brodie Karri Ramo winning two of three games on a California swing. Since 11 C Mikael Backlund 74 18 21 39 4 32 Chris Butler Joey MacDonald 23 C Sean Monahan 68 20 12 32 -17 8 then, they’ve lost eight straight games — all in regulation Chad Billins 18 C Matt Stajan 59 12 18 30 -13 42 — for the first time since 1985 and are on the outside of a 7 D TJ Brodie 75 4 25 29 1 18 playoff spot. 4 D Kris Russell 61 5 21 26 -8 13 8 C Joe Colborne 73 10 16 26 -15 34 6 D 46 4 17 21 -15 18 LEAFS gameday lines Dion taking the heat 20 L Curtis Glencross 31 10 11 21 -6 12 Left wing Centre Right wing 32 C Paul Byron 44 7 13 20 9 10 Former Flames blueliner and current Leafs Dion 54 R 48 9 8 17 1 10 Tyler Bozak Phaneuf is in the crosshairs in The Big Smoke. The player, Joffrey Lupul Nikolai Kulemin 44 D Chris Butler 75 2 13 15 -21 37 with a new seven-year, US$49-million contract kicking in, 39 L TJ Galiardi 56 3 12 15 -13 19 Mason Raymond Dave Bolland David Clarkson is already mired about questions whether the team should 17 C Lance Bouma 71 5 10 15 -3 37 Troy Bodie Jay McClement Jerry D’Amigo 47 L Sven Baertschi 26 2 9 11 -4 6 have signed him to such a lucrative deal. He’s a disturbing 16 R Brian McGrattan 69 4 3 7 -3 100 Defence pairings Goalies minus-16 in the last 14 games, including minus-8 in the last 3 D Ladislav Smid 56 1 5 6 -4 62 Carl Gunnarsson three outings. 15 R Kevin Westgarth 29 3 3 6 1 60 56 D T. Wotherspoon 13 0 4 4 -3 4 60 C Markus Granlund 7 2 1 3 2 0 Tim Gleason Not exactly lighting it up 41 D Chad Billins 3 0 2 2 -3 0 0 51 L Kenny Agostino 4 0 0 0 -3 0 The goaltending and defensive play have been the targets Goalies GP W L OT SO GAA SV% for Leafs critics, but their offensive game has failed them, 31 Karri Ramo 34 14 12 4 1 2.65 .910 too. The Leafs have failed to score more than three goals in 35 Joey MacDonald 9 4 4 1 0 3.16 .881 11 straight games and are falling behind early way too often. 37 Joni Ortio 9 4 4 0 0 2.51 .891 hot and cold — Randy Sportak MAPLE LEAFS Skaters GP G A Pts +/- PIM 81 R Phil Kessel 76 36 41 77 -1 25 21 L J. van Riemsdyk 74 29 29 58 -6 q 50 43 C Nazem Kadri 72 18 30 48 -11 67 HEAD TO HEAD 42 C Tyler Bozak 52 17 28 45 4 12 19 L Joffrey Lupul 67 22 22 44 -14 44 The Leafs hit Calgary early in the and won 4-2 12 L Mason Raymond 76 19 25 44 -3 22 3 D Dion Phaneuf 74 8 23 31 5 113 despite a 43-22 edge in shots on for the Flames. Yeah, 4 D Cody Franson 73 5 25 30 -17 30 that was back when the Leafs were getting away with those 51 D Jake Gardiner 74 10 18 28 -1 19 shenanigans. The Flames have won two of the last three 44 D Morgan Rielly 67 2 24 26 -15 12 C Matt Stajan D Jake Gardiner games in Toronto but just three of the last 18 tilts in Hogtown. 41 L Nikolai Kulemin 64 9 11 20 -4 18 Toronto product and former Leafs Young blueliner has posted two 36 D Carl Gunnarsson75 3 14 17 14 34 15 D Paul Ranger 48 4 8 12 -2 30 player has two goals goals and eight points in the last 63 C Dave Bolland 20 7 4 11 2 24 and seven points seven games. He’s also plus-3 in 40 R Troy Bodie 41 3 7 10 5 24 in the last five games that span 71 R David Clarkson 54 4 6 10 -12 88 injuries 24 C Peter Holland 38 5 5 10 1 16 D Kris Russell C Nazem Kadri 11 C Jay McClement 75 3 6 9 -7 30 FLAMES — D Ladislav Smid, C Markus Granlund, RW David 8 D Tim Gleason 33 1 4 5 -11 53 D-man has one goal, six points He’s not alone struggling, 29 R Jerry D’Amigo 20 1 1 2 -2 0 and minus-8 rating in the 17 but the club’s No. 2 centre Jones and D Dennis Wideman are all out with upper-body Goalies GP W L OT SO GAA SV% injuries 45 Jonathan Bernier 53 25 19 7 1 2.70 .923 games since the Olympic break has just one goal in 11 games 34 James Reimer 32 11 13 1 1 3.39 .908 Maple Leafs — None 35 Drew MacIntyre 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 1.000 special teams Flames: PP 15.3% (35-229, 25th), PK 81.8% (16th); Leafs: PP 20.4% (48-235, 6th), PK 78.4% (28th)

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