MAPLE LEAFS (27-24-10) at DEVILS (30-29-2)
7 p.m. ET; HULU, ESPN+, SN, TVAS
Maple Leafs projected lineup
Matthew Knies — Auston Matthews — William Nylander
Matias Maccelli — John Tavares — Max Domi
Easton Cowan — Nicolas Roy — Dakota Joshua
Nicholas Robertson — Calle Jarnkrok — Steven Lorentz
Morgan Rielly — Brandon Carlo
Simon Benoit — Jake McCabe
Troy Stecher — Philippe Myers
Anthony Stolarz
Joseph Woll
Scratched: Scott Laughton, Bobby McMann, Oliver Ekman-Larsson
Injured: Chris Tanev (groin), Dakota Mermis (lower body)
Devils projected lineup
Timo Meier — Nico Hischier — Dawson Mercer
Arseny Gritsyuk — Jack Hughes — Connor Brown
Jesper Bratt — Cody Glass — Lenni Hameenaho
Paul Cotter — Nick Bjugstad — Maxim Tsyplakov
Luke Hughes — Brett Pesce
Jonas Siegenthaler — Dougie Hamilton
Brenden Dillon — Simon Nemec
Jake Allen
Jacob Markstrom
Scratched: Evgenii Dadonov, Luke Glendening, Colton White, Johnathan Kovacevic
Injured: Stefan Noesen (knee), Zack MacEwen (ACL)
Status report
Forwards Laughton and McMann and Ekman-Larsson, a defenseman, each will not dress for roster management purposes. … Robertson, Jarnkrok and Stecher each is expected to be in the lineup … Tanev underwent core muscle surgery on Wednesday, and the defenseman will be out the remainder of the season. … The Devils did not hold a morning skate following a 5-1 win against the Florida Panthers on Tuesday.
