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Maple Leafs' Bunting, Gustafsson, Liljegren in lineup for Game 6 vs. Lightning

The Toronto Maple Leafs have made a few tweaks to their lineup ahead of their pivotal Game 6 against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday.

Forward Michael Bunting and defencemen Timothy Liljegren and Erik Gustafsson will draw into the lineup after sitting out Game 5. The Maple Leafs will dress 11 forwards and seven defencemen.

Coming out of the lineup is defenceman Justin Holl and forwards Zach Aston-Reese and Sam Lafferty, who are healthy scratches.

Bunting hasn't played since Game 1 when he was suspended three games for a hit to the head on Lightning defenceman Erik Cernak. He was a healthy scratch in Game 5.

Gustafsson and Liljergen will both make their series debut, with the Maple Leafs looking to close out the Lightning and win their first NHL playoff series since 2004.

The Lightning will go with the exact same lineup as they did in their Game 5 win.

You can watch the Maple Leafs try and get the job done against the Lightning live on Sportsnet and SN NOW at 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT.

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