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Toronto Maple Leafs vs Pittsburgh Penguins

Regular season · Thursday, February 25, 2027 · PPG Paints Arena

Toronto Maple LeafsTorontoMaple LeafsAway

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Pittsburgh PenguinsPittsburghPenguinsHome

TVAS · TSN4 · SN-PIT

Game preview

The Toronto Maple Leafs visit the Pittsburgh Penguins at PPG Paints Arena on Thursday, February 25, 2027, with puck drop at 7:00 PM ET. The game is on TVAS, TSN4 and SN-PIT.

This is the third of 3 meetings between the teams this season.

Rest and travel

Maple Leafs

First game of a road trip.

  1. 152027-02-15: no game
  2. 162027-02-16: vs CAR
  3. 172027-02-17: no game
  4. 182027-02-18: at NSH
  5. 192027-02-19: no game
  6. 202027-02-20: at TBL
  7. 212027-02-21: no game
  8. 222027-02-22: no game
  9. 232027-02-23: vs DET
  10. 242027-02-24: no game
  11. 252027-02-25: at PIT
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~223 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~223 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home

Penguins

First home game after a 6-game road trip (Edmonton, Seattle, Vancouver, Calgary, Winnipeg and Minnesota).

  1. 152027-02-15: at SEA
  2. 162027-02-16: at VAN, second of a back-to-backB2B
  3. 172027-02-17: no game
  4. 182027-02-18: no game
  5. 192027-02-19: at CGY
  6. 202027-02-20: no game
  7. 212027-02-21: at WPG
  8. 222027-02-22: no game
  9. 232027-02-23: at MIN
  10. 242027-02-24: no game
  11. 252027-02-25: vs TOR
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~734 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~4,769 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home
Home game Road game This gameB2B = second night of a back-to-back. Distances are approximate.

Does a long trip matter? Not much. Teams home for the first time after five or more road games have won 53% since 2016–17 (244-175-43), about the same as any home team (54%).

Lines from last game

Toronto Maple LeafsMaple LeafsTue, Oct 13 at UTA
  1. L1Roslovic#96Matthews#34Marchenko#86
    9:37 together at 5v5
  2. L2NewPaul#20McKenna#92Sissons#15
    6:09 together at 5v5
  3. L3NewTavares#91Nylander#88Cowan#53
    5:53 together at 5v5
  1. D1McCabe#22Raddysh#43
    12:12 together at 5v5
  2. D2NewRielly#44Stecher#28
    5:32 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewEkman-Larsson#95Blankenburg#3
    3:19 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Tavares CMatthews CNylander RMarchenko RRaddysh D3:07
  2. 2McKenna LRoslovic CCowan RRielly DBlankenburg D0:23

Penalty kill

  1. 1Sissons CBlueger CMcCabe DStecher D1:31
  2. 2Paul LDuhaime LEkman-Larsson DStecher D0:29
Pittsburgh PenguinsPenguinsTue, Oct 13 at CHI
  1. L1Malkin#71Novak#18Chinakhov#59
    10:00 together at 5v5
  2. L2Crosby#87Rust#17Rakell#67
    9:53 together at 5v5
  3. L3Robertson#14Dewar#19Lizotte#46
    9:30 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewKuzmenko#62Kindel#81Koivunen#41
    8:19 together at 5v5
  1. D1Girard#49Korczak#6
    13:06 together at 5v5
  2. D2Letang#58Stastney#24
    12:11 together at 5v5
  3. D3Karlsson#65Carlile#72
    10:48 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Malkin CCrosby CKindel CRakell RKarlsson D5:00
  2. 2Kuzmenko LNovak CChinakhov RKoivunen RLetang D1:40

Penalty kill

  1. 1Lizotte CRust RKorczak DCarlile D1:29
  2. 2Dewar CKindel CKorczak DCarlile D1:11

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

TORPIT

Settled lines

Share of 5v5 time from the regular top four lines · 2026–27

TOR 47% (2nd most shuffled)PIT 70% (15th most settled)
← Shuffles linesKeeps lines together →

Goalie pull, down one

Median time left in the 3rd when the goalie comes out, delayed penalties excluded · 2025–26 · under 10 pulls is a small sample

TOR 1:29 left (3rd latest · 9 pulls)PIT 1:56 left (10th earliest · 14 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

TOR 45.8s (4th shortest)PIT 51.1s (3rd longest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

Share of 5v5 goals against with a skater 60s+ into his shift · 2025–26

TOR 26% (7th least often)PIT 33% (8th most often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series