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The atmosphere has improved around the Toronto Maple Leafs and finding some more success on the power play would only bolster the upbeat mood. Robert Quinn Jersey . The Maple Leafs are looking for their re-tooled power play to help get a five-game homestand off to a strong start against the Washington Capitals on Saturday night. You can listen to all the action on TSN Radio 1050 Toronto starting at 5pm et. Jontathan Bernier will make his fifth straight start for Toronto. Justin Peters will start for the Capitals. Toronto (11-8-3) has earned five points over its past three games, a vast improvement after drawing the ire of fans while being outscored 17-5 during a three-game slide. That losing streak included a 6-2 defeat at Buffalo on Nov. 15 before a 9-2 home loss against Nashville three days later - a dreadful performance that led one fan at Air Canada Centre to toss his Maple Leafs jersey on the ice. Coach Randy Carlyle believes things have picked up since then with Toronto scoring 12 goals in three games. Its a dramatic change, but you cant hide from the fact that what happened in our own building with the loss to Buffalo was pretty demoralizing to our group, he said. It put a lot of pressure on everybody involved. We responded with more of a workman-like attitude, but in this market you better be prepared to roll with the punches. The Leafs delivered a gutsy effort Wednesday, rallying twice before eventually falling 4-3 in overtime at Pittsburgh. However, the power play continues to be a concern after it failed on three chances to drop to 1 for 23 over the last six games. Carlyle is planning to make changes, but didnt go into specifics. When you make adjustments to power-play units, to top offensive units, you try to do it in the mindset that youre going to stimulate something a little different, he said. Thats all were trying to do. We think there are options available to us. Leo Komarov could be one of those options after finding the net twice against the Penguins, giving the center three goals and an assist in the past two games. His four goals on the season match his total as a rookie from 2013-14. Toronto has dropped three of four meetings with Washington (10-8-4), but won 2-1 in a shootout on Nov. 23, 2013, in its only home matchup over that span. The Capitals, playing four of their next five on the road, are coming off a 3-1-1 stretch. They blew a two-goal first-period lead before doing the rest of the scoring in a 5-2 win over the visiting New York Islanders on Friday, two days after falling 3-2 in overtime in the opener of the home-and-home set. You go into this obviously looking for four points when you play someone, and we got three, coach Barry Trotz said. We gained a little ground, but importantly, we didnt lose any ground. Star right wing Alex Ovechkin has been helping with four goals in as many games, matching his total from the previous 15. He totaled three in the two meetings with the Islanders, including two on the road. Ovechkin has 27 goals and 22 assists in 33 career games against the Maple Leafs, including 16 and six, respectively, in 16 visits to Toronto. Nicklas Backstrom leads the Capitals with 22 points - one more than Ovechkin - after picking up six in the past four games. The center, however, has one point in his last four at Toronto. Maple Leafs Projected Lines Forwards van Riemsdyk - Bozak - Kessel Komarov - Kadri - Santorelli Lupul - Holland - Clarkson Booth - Smith - Winnik Defence Phaneuf - Franson Gardiner - Holzer Rielly - Robidas Goalies Bernier Maurice Alexander Jersey . The 26-year-old Regina native teamed up with Denny Morrison and Mathieu Giroux to win gold in 2010. Makowsky also was 13th in the 5,000 metres and 19th in the 1,500m in Vancouver. He also represented Canada at the 2014 Games in Sochi, helping the pursuit team finish fourth and finishing 28th in the 1,500. Aaron Donald Jersey . A quick first step to get to the hoop for a layup. A rousing dunk on the break off a high outlet pass saved by teammate Ramon Sessions.GREEN BAY, Wis. -- The gangs back together, mostly, for the Packers in the playoffs. Aaron Rodgers and Randall Cobb pulled off a fourth-down stunner last week against the Chicago Bears in each players first game back from injury. Now imagine what Green Bay can do with the franchise quarterback and speedy receiver practicing without limitations for a full week, joining Jordy Nelson, James Jones and Eddie Lacy on the list of playmakers. Just in time for Sundays matchup against the San Francisco 49ers in an NFC wild-card game. "Its going to be tough for defences to play us, the way theyre going to approach the game as far as are they going to try to take the pass away, or are they going to try to take the run away," Cobb said Wednesday. "So, we (pose) a pretty obvious threat, I think." No need to think about it. After a roller-coaster season, the Packers (8-7-1) are brimming with confidence. They took the NFC North title by winning three of their last four games, and getting help from collapses by the Lions and Bears. Rodgers and Cobb helped seal a third straight division crown by connecting on an unlikely 48-yard touchdown pass on fourth-and-8 with 38 seconds left. With Rodgers back, anything is possible. "He runs our offence at a very, very high level," coach Mike McCarthy said. "When hes on the field were different." That left collarbone injury that kept him out for seven games is fine, so much so that McCarthy has no worries about him for practice this week. McCarthy isnt worried about the leg injury that kept Cobb out, either. In fact, Rodgers was bothered more by cramping in his calves. He was facing his first game action in nearly two months. But Rodgers said his legs are fine, too. "Well, myself and Randall are back, that helps. We had a couple good connections on Sunday. Its doing the stuff we want to do," Rodgers said. "We want to be an up-ttempo team, we want to get a lot of plays run, we want to try to wear the defence down a little bit. Andrew Whitworth Jersey. " Rodgers impact on the offence is a no-brainer. The 2011 NFL MVP excels as a decision maker and can make pinpoint throws for big plays. But Cobbs recovery from his October injury got lost in the soap opera surrounding when Rodgers might come back. Cobb may not be at full speed, but just his mere presence and versatility might cause defenders to think twice about what might be coming. Against the Bears, he manoeuvred his way open for two touchdown catches. When Cobb was out, Jordy Nelson moved inside and Jarrett Boykin emerged as another competent receiver. "Randall does so much for our offence. We can give him the ball, we can get it to him quickly out of the backfield. We can have him in the slot," Rodgers said. "So, bringing Randall back with the way those guys can be interchangeable at different positions definitely has a lot to offer." Theres also the matter of Cobbs quickness, and his ability to turn a screen pass into a 20-yard gain. Toss in the emergence of rooking running back Lacy and the hard running of backup James Starks, the Packers have that offensive balance the team sought at the beginning of a season that started with a 34-28 loss at San Francisco. Note: As of Tuesday afternoon, the Packers had roughly 7,500 tickets left for Sundays playoff game. About 40,000 available seats went on sale Monday, about 12 hours after the team locked up a playoff berth, with season-ticket holders getting first crack. A spokesman said the team was optimistic the game would sell out. "These are the games our fans live for, so I really have no concern about it at all," McCarthy said. ... 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