TORONTO, ON - FEBRUARY 25: Andreas Johnsson #18 of the Toronto Maple Leafs skates against the Buffalo Sabres during the first period at the Scotiabank Arena on February 25, 2019 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Leafs' Johnsson draws in for Robertson in Game 5 vs. Jackets

6 years ago
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Toronto Maple Leafs forward Andreas Johnsson is in the lineup for Sunday's winner-take-all Game 5 against the Columbus Blue Jackets.

Johnsson, who hasn't played since Feb. 13 after suffering a knee injury that eventually required surgery, replaces 18-year-old Nick Robertson in the lineup and plays on Toronto's third line with Alexander Kerfoot and Ilya Mikheyev.

Here are the Leafs' forward lines:

LW C RW
John Tavares Auston Matthews Mitch Marner
Zach Hyman William Nylander Kasperi Kapanen
Andreas Johnsson Alexander Kerfoot Ilya Mikheyev
Kyle Clifford Pierre Engvall Jason Spezza

The 25-year-old Swede tallied eight goals and 21 points in 43 games during the regular season. Robertson had one goal in the series.

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