Projected Lineups for Sharks vs Maple Leafs – 03/03/25

The Toronto Maple Leafs host the San Jose Sharks at Scotiabank Arena tonight. Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others.

SHARKS (15-37-9) at MAPLE LEAFS (38-20-2)

7:30 p.m. ET; PRIME, NBCSCA

Sharks Projected Lineup

William Eklund — Macklin Celebrini — Tyler Toffoli
Fabian Zetterlund — Alexander Wennberg — Will Smith
Collin Graf — Nico Sturm — Luke Kunin
Klim Kostin — Ty Dellandrea — Barclay Goodrow

Jake Walman — Timothy Liljegren
Mario Ferraro — Shakir Mukhamadullin
Marc-Edouard Vlasic — Jack Thompson

Alexander Georgiev
Vitek Vanecek

Scratched: Carl Grundstrom, Walker Duehr, Jimmy Schuldt

Injured: Logan Couture (lower body), Jan Rutta (lower body), Nikolai Kovalenko (upper body), Henry Thrun (upper body)

Status Report: 

Celebrini did not practice Sunday and will be a game-time decision because of a lower-body injury sustained during a 5-3 loss to the Ottawa Senators on Saturday. … Schuldt was recalled from San Jose of the American Hockey League on Monday, but the defenseman is unlikely to play. … Thrun was placed on injured reserve Monday; the defenseman has not played since sustaining an upper-body injury during a 4-3 overtime loss to the Montreal Canadiens on Feb. 27.

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Maple Leafs Projected Lineup

Matthew Knies — Auston Matthews — Mitch Marner
Pontus Holmberg — John Tavares — William Nylander
Bobby McMann — Max Domi — Nicholas Robertson
Connor Dewar — David Kampf — Ryan Reaves

Morgan Rielly — Oliver Ekman-Larsson
Jake McCabe — Philippe Myers
Simon Benoit — Conor Timmins

Anthony Stolarz
Joseph Woll

Scratched: Alex Steeves, Dakota Mermis

Injured: Jani Hakanpaa (lower body), Calle Jarnkrok (lower body), Max Pacioretty (tightness), Chris Tanev (upper body), Steven Lorentz (undisclosed)

Status report:

The Maple Leafs recalled Mermis from Toronto of the AHL on Monday, but it’s uncertain if the defenseman will play. Defenseman Marshall Rifai was assigned to Toronto of the AHL.

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