Game 14 arrives as the Toronto Maple Leafs host the Utah Mammoth after one of the wildest Jekyll-and-Hyde performances of the season against Pittsburgh. Zack Phillips breaks down which version of this team shows up tonight at Scotiabank Arena, dives into the full projected lineup, and reacts to major news including William Nylander jumping onto the top line, Nic Robertson forcing his way into the top-six picture, and Scott Laughton making his long-awaited season debut. Zack also analyzes the third-line construction with Micelli, the fourth-line identity shift, defensive pairings staying intact, and why Anthony Stolarz gets the nod again. Plus: a blunt look at Toronto’s struggling power play, how Berube is managing minutes ahead of Joseph Woll’s return, and tonight’s Best Bet—a long-shot Scott Laughton anytime goal at +900. Presented by bet365.

Chapters:

00:00 Intro – Leafs return home for Game 14

00:42 Jekyll-and-Hyde performance vs Penguins

01:18 Tonight’s lineup overview + major changes

01:37 Why Nylander starts on Line 1

02:10 Waves of attack vs stacking the top line

02:59 Dominant third period vs Pittsburgh

03:27 Line 2 breakdown: Robertson–Tavares–McMahon

04:23 What Robertson must prove nightly

05:04 Why this second line “works” for now

05:50 On Micelli’s pass-first style

06:27 Line 3 thoughts: where Micelli fits

07:12 Third-line identity + potential Domi move

07:57 Line 4: Scott Laughton returns

08:29 What Laughton brings to the Leafs’ bottom six

09:27 More lineup flexibility + Cowan option

10:19 Why Micelli stays in vs former team Utah

10:37 Defensive pairings unchanged

11:01 Anthony Stolarz starts + Woll injury context

12:19 Power play overhaul — Ekman-Larsson to PP1

13:15 Leafs sitting 30th in PP% — why it’s unacceptable

14:39 What must change on the man-advantage

14:56 Best Bet presented by bet365

15:21 Season betting record update (+$350)

16:30 Tonight’s lines & odds breakdown

16:57 Why Scott Laughton anytime goal (+900) is the play

17:46 Laughton’s return narrative

18:11 Final thoughts + what’s coming up on the channel

18:41 Programming notes + Leafs Station After Dark preview

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