The NHL is having a lot of fun with its quirky scheduling. The Toronto Maple Leafs were in Philadephia last Thursday to play the Flyers, winning 6-2. They headed back home to face the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday, a 5-4 shootout defeat, and are now back in the City of Brotherly Love. For their part the Flyers went to Boston for a Saturday tilt with the Bruins but fell 6-5.

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As mentioned, we don’t have to go far back for some Toronto-Philadelphia on-ice history since these clubs played just last week. A trio of goals in the first and then the same again in the third did the deed for Toronto, with Auston Matthews netting his 55^th of the campaign in the process.

It looks as if Calle Jarnkrok’s injury is rather serious, as he’s listed on the long-term version of IR. Mitchell Marner is on track to return to action. The injury update is that he’s day-to-day. Not that the Leafs haven’t been able to cope offensively in his absence, having scored six times in Philly and another four times versus Carolina on Saturday. Those two games connected with the over, putting a halt to a string of four games for which the under won the spoils. Good news is that the Leafs have covered twice in a row, which has been rare this season.

In Philadelphia both Nick Seeler (lower body) and Jamie Drysdale (upper body) remain on IR. The Flyers are still in a playoff spot – the first Wild Card position – but it’s extremely close. Sitting on 76 points, the Red Wings have 74 points and both the New York Islanders and Washington Capitals have tallied 73. Perhaps the good vibes of the season’s first months have started to wear off ATS. Philly is still 42-25, which is a great record, but have only covered two of their last eight pucklines.

Toronto Maple Leafs

If Maple Leafs fans have a cause for concern as their club readies itself for the postseason, it would be about their team’s ability to keep up with playoff calibre clubs.

The Maple Leafs hosted the always steady Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday. There was a bitter pill of irony to swallow in that the hosts adorned their Saint Patrick’s Day green sweaters, but luck was not on their side. It was a bit of an odd game insofar as tons of goals were courtesy of sloppy defensive play, especially Carolina’s. John Tavares (21^st), William Nylander (36^th), and David Kampf (sixth) all netted on breakaways. Nicholas Robertson’s goal (ninth) made it 3-0 in the second. Done and dusted, right?

Not so. The Hurricanes stormed back, pardon the pun, with two late in the second to make it 3-2 and another two extremely late in the third to shockingly send the contest to extra time. They eventually won in a shootout, 5-4. This is as deflating as results get for Toronto.

Philadelphia Flyers

John Tortorella was back behind the bench on Saturday when the Flyers were in Boston to play the big bad Bruins.

The first two periods played out like an average hockey game, with both sides exchanging a pair of goals. Ryan Poehling (ninth) and Joel Farabee (20^th) netted for Philly in the first 40 minutes. Things went ballistic in the final 20, however. Boston cruised with three quick goals to make it 5-2, yet the score went from that with less than six to play to a 6-5 final. Nicolas Deslauriers (first), Morgan Frost (11^th), and Joel Farabee (21^st) all made it as close as the Flyers could. Frost’s marker was a sensational bit of individual skill as he wristed a shot from between his skates in close. Still, it wasn’t enough as the Flyers drop two in a row.

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• Regular Season
• Playoffs

Maple Leafs Team Leaders

TOR

Points	Auston Matthews 107
+ / -	Auston Matthews 31
Shots	Auston Matthews 369
Penalty Mins	Max Domi 118
Wins	Ilya Samsonov 23
GAA	Martin Jones 2.87

PHI

Points	Travis Konecny 68
+ / -	Nick Seeler 9
Shots	Owen Tippett 289
Penalty Mins	Garnet Hathaway 132
Wins	Samuel Ersson 23
GAA	Carter Hart 2.8

TOR

Points	Max Domi 4
+ / -	Ilya Lyubushkin 4
Shots	John Tavares 22
Penalty Mins	Max Domi 6
Wins	Joseph Woll 2
GAA	Joseph Woll 0.86

PHI

Points
+ / -
Shots	Did not qualify
Penalty Mins
Wins
GAA

• Regular Season
• Playoffs

Flyers Team Leaders

TOR

Points	Auston Matthews 107
+ / -	Auston Matthews 31
Shots	Auston Matthews 369
Penalty Mins	Max Domi 118
Wins	Ilya Samsonov 23
GAA	Martin Jones 2.87

PHI

Points	Travis Konecny 68
+ / -	Nick Seeler 9
Shots	Owen Tippett 289
Penalty Mins	Garnet Hathaway 132
Wins	Samuel Ersson 23
GAA	Carter Hart 2.8

TOR

Points	Max Domi 4
+ / -	Ilya Lyubushkin 4
Shots	John Tavares 22
Penalty Mins	Max Domi 6
Wins	Joseph Woll 2
GAA	Joseph Woll 0.86

PHI

Points
+ / -
Shots	Did not qualify
Penalty Mins
Wins
GAA

Injuries

Toronto

Ilya Lyubushkin (D)

Prob Sat Personal - 26 / 04 / 24

Max Domi (C)

Prob Sat Undisclosed - 15 / 04 / 24

Bobby McMann (C)

Out Sat Lower Body - 13 / 04 / 24

Joel Edmundson (D)

Ques Tues Undisclosed - 13 / 04 / 24

Max Domi (C)

Prob Sat Undisclosed - 12 / 04 / 24

Timothy Liljegren (D)

Out indefinitely Upper Body - 28 / 03 / 24

Joel Edmundson (D)

Prob Thurs Undisclosed - 26 / 03 / 24

Ilya Samsonov (G)

Ques Thurs Lower Body - 23 / 03 / 24

Tyler Bertuzzi (LW)

Prob Sun Illness - 22 / 03 / 24

Ryan Reaves (RW)

Ques Sat Undisclosed - 20 / 03 / 24

Philadelphia

Sean Couturier (C)

Prob Tues Shoulder - 02 / 04 / 24

Noah Cates (LW)

Ques Sat Personal - 28 / 03 / 24

Egor Zamula (D)

Ques Thurs Illness - 09 / 03 / 24

Erik Johnson (D)

Out indefinitely Illness - 08 / 03 / 24

Scott Laughton (C)

Ques Thurs Illness - 06 / 03 / 24

Nick Seeler (D)

Prob Sat Foot - 05 / 03 / 24

Jamie Drysdale (D)

Prob Mon Upper Body - 25 / 02 / 24

Sean Couturier (C)

Ques Sat Lower Body - 16 / 02 / 24

Cam York (D)

Ques Sat Upper Body - 16 / 02 / 24

Rasmus Ristolainen (D)

Late April Upper Body - 12 / 02 / 24

Injuries

Toronto

player (position)	status		ats*current	o/u*	notes
Ilya Lyubushkin (D)	Prob Sat	Personal - 26 / 04 / 24	1-3	0-3-1	+ -
Lyubushkin is dealing with a personal matter, but it is not expected to impact his availability versus the Bruins in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference first round.
Max Domi (C)	Prob Sat	Undisclosed - 15 / 04 / 24	2-7	4-4-1	+ -
Domi is dealing with an unknown issue, but it is forecasted that he will dress for Game 1 of the Eastern Conference first round versus the Bruins.
Bobby McMann (C)	Out Sat	Lower Body - 13 / 04 / 24	2-8	5-4-1	+ -
McMann is hampered by a lower-body injury, and he will not suit up against the Bruins for Game 7 of the Eastern Conference first round.
Joel Edmundson (D)	Ques Tues	Undisclosed - 13 / 04 / 24	2-8	5-4-1	+ -
Edmundson was absent from the last match with an unspecified injury, and it has yet to be established if he will suit up Tuesday against the Panthers.
Max Domi (C)	Prob Sat	Undisclosed - 12 / 04 / 24	2-8	5-4-1	+ -
Domi is dealing with an unknown ailment, but it is not expected to impact his status for Saturday's battle against the Red Wings.
Timothy Liljegren (D)	Out indefinitely	Upper Body - 28 / 03 / 24	7-11	8-8-2	+ -
Liljegren is sidelined with an upper-body injury, and the severity of the ailment is unknown.
Joel Edmundson (D)	Prob Thurs	Undisclosed - 26 / 03 / 24	8-11	8-9-2	+ -
Edmundson has been idle with an unspecified ailment, but he is likely to return Thursday against the Devils.
Ilya Samsonov (G)	Ques Thurs	Lower Body - 23 / 03 / 24	10-11	10-9-2	+ -
Samsonov has been absent from the last two contests with a lower-body injury, and it remains to be seen if he will face the Capitals on Thursday.
Tyler Bertuzzi (LW)	Prob Sun	Illness - 22 / 03 / 24	10-11	10-9-2	+ -
Bertuzzi missed the last game with an illness, but it is projected that he will be in Sunday's lineup versus the Hurricanes.
Ryan Reaves (RW)	Ques Sat	Undisclosed - 20 / 03 / 24	10-12	11-9-2	+ -
Reaves was absent from the last match with an unknown injury, and it remains to be seen if he will face the Oilers on Saturday.

Philadelphia

player (position)	status		ats*current	o/u*	notes
Sean Couturier (C)	Prob Tues	Shoulder - 02 / 04 / 24	1-5	3-2-1	+ -
Couturier has been absent from the last two contests with a sprained shoulder, but it is expected that he will be active for Tuesday's clash against the Canadiens.
Noah Cates (LW)	Ques Sat	Personal - 28 / 03 / 24	2-7	4-4-1	+ -
Cates was absent from the last match with a personal matter, and it is uncertain if he will take on the Blackhawks on Saturday.
Egor Zamula (D)	Ques Thurs	Illness - 09 / 03 / 24	7-11	8-9-1	+ -
Zamula has been held out of the last two games due to illness, and it is unknown if he will take part in Thursday's battle with the Maple Leafs.
Erik Johnson (D)	Out indefinitely	Illness - 08 / 03 / 24	7-11	8-9-1	+ -
Johnson is sidelined with an illness, and there is no timetable for return.
Scott Laughton (C)	Ques Thurs	Illness - 06 / 03 / 24	7-12	8-10-1	+ -
Laughton is ailing from an illness, and it is unknown if he will face the Panthers on Thursday.
Nick Seeler (D)	Prob Sat	Foot - 05 / 03 / 24	7-12	8-10-1	+ -
Seeler has been moved to the injured reserve list with a left foot injury, but it is likely that he will be activated prior to Saturday's matchup with the Blackhawks.
Jamie Drysdale (D)	Prob Mon	Upper Body - 25 / 02 / 24	11-13	11-12-1	+ -
Drysdale has landed on the injured reserve list with an upper-body injury, but it is projected that he will be activated prior to Monday's matchup with the Islanders.
Sean Couturier (C)	Ques Sat	Lower Body - 16 / 02 / 24	13-14	13-13-1	+ -
Couturier was removed from the previous matchup due to a lower-body injury, and it is unclear if he will participate in Saturday's battle with the Devils.
Cam York (D)	Ques Sat	Upper Body - 16 / 02 / 24	13-14	13-13-1	+ -
York exited the last contest with an upper-body injury, and it has yet to be determined if he will suit up Saturday versus the Devils.
Rasmus Ristolainen (D)	Late April	Upper Body - 12 / 02 / 24	14-15	14-14-1	+ -
Ristolainen is sidelined with an upper-body injury, and he is expected to remain out of commission for two to three weeks while on the injured reserve list.