Maple Leafs' Kallgren to make 1st NHL start vs. Stars
Toronto Maple Leafs netminder Erik Kallgren will make his first NHL start Tuesday against the Dallas Stars.
Kallgren made a relief appearance last week against the Arizona Coyotes. He's now being given a chance to take over as Petr Mrazek continues to struggle and Jack Campbell remains sidelined with a rib injury.
Mrazek's made four starts in March and has allowed at least four goals in all of them. He owns a .884 save percentage in 17 appearances this season.
Kallgren, 25, was a seventh-round pick of the Arizona Coyotes in 2015. The Maple Leafs signed him to a two-year, two-way deal last May.
Tuesday's clash is the first of superstar Auston Matthews' two-game suspension. Here's how the Leafs are going to line up without their top player:
Lines at Leafs skate
- Mark Masters (@markhmasters) March 15, 2022
Bunting - Tavares - Marner
Robertson - Kerfoot - Nylander
Mikheyev - Kampf - Engvall
Clifford - Spezza - Kase
Matthews, Simmonds
Rielly - Lyubushkin
Brodie - Holl
Sandin - Liljegren
Muzzin - Dermott
Kallgren
Mrazek @TSN_Edge
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