Goaltender Frederik Andersen will start for the Toronto Maple Leafs after backing up Curtis McElhinney in a 3-1 win against the Dallas Stars on Tuesday. Andersen allowed five goals on 31 shots in a 5-1 loss to the Blues on Feb. 2. "Freddie goes tonight with an opportunity to bounce back, our team was no good against St. Louis," coach Mike Babcock said. "We're competitive so it should be a better opportunity for Freddie because our team will play better. Now he's got to do his part." Forward Auston Matthews expects it to be difficult to score against the Blues. "They're tough to play against; they have some big bodies there on the back end," Matthews said. "For us, we want to get in front of their goalie, get guys to the net and get those second-chance opportunities. It's not going to be a pretty goal, it's going to be kind of an ugly goal, a rebound goal so we have to get guys to the net to cash in on rebounds." The Maple Leafs are 2-0-1 in their past three games after losing their previous three. They are tied with the Senators for second place in the Atlantic Division but Ottawa has a game in hand.
