Maple Leafs adjust lineup for decisive Game 6 showdown

May 1, 2025, 1:21 pm

Ahead of Game 6 in the Battle of Ontario, the Maple Leafs have made a headline-grabbing lineup change. Coach Craig Berube’s decision to elevate Max Pacioretty alongside veterans Tavares and Nylander aims to reverse recent losses and inject fresh momentum into a pivotal contest.

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torontosun.com / Coach Berube goes to the Max with Maple Leafs lineup change for Game 6 in Battle of Ontario

Craig Berube is making a lineup change for Game 6. It’s more of a shuffling on the part of the Maple Leafs coach as he isn’t inserting Nick Robertson or David Kampf at forward after Toronto lost the past two games in the Battle of Ontario. Berube will move veteran Max Pacioretty up to the […]

citynews.ca / Leafs’ Pacioretty to join Tavares, Nylander on 2nd line for pivotal Game 6

The Toronto Maple Leafs are shuffling up their top six for Game 6. It appears Max Pacioretty will join John Tavares and William Nylander on the second line for Thursday’s contest against the Ottawa Senators, based on the morning skate. Pontus Holmberg, who had previously occupied that spot on the…

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