Projected Lineups for the Maple Leafs vs Rangers – 3/20/25

The Toronto Maple Leafs take on the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden tonight. Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others.

MAPLE LEAFS (41-24-3) at RANGERS (33-30-6)

7 p.m. ET; MSG2, SNO

Maple Leafs projected lineup

Matthew Knies — Auston Matthews — Mitch Marner
Pontus Holmberg — John Tavares — William Nylander
Bobby McMann — Max Domi — Nicholas Robertson
Steven Lorentz — Scott Laughton — Calle Jarnkrok

Morgan Rielly — Brandon Carlo
Jake McCabe — Chris Tanev
Simon Benoit — Oliver Ekman-Larsson

Anthony Stolarz
Joseph Woll

Scratched: David Kampf, Phillippe Myers

Injured: Jani Hakanpaa (lower body), Max Pacioretty (tightness)

Status report:

The Maple Leafs did not hold a morning skate following a 2-1 win against the Colorado Avalanche on Wednesday. … Stolarz is likely to start after Woll made 38 saves Wednesday.

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• Maple Leafs’ Third Line Can Fuel a Lengthy Postseason Run
• Maple Leafs News & Rumours: Woll, Matthews, Lorentz & Marner
• Maple Leafs Defeat Avalanche 2-1 Behind Woll’s 28 Saves

Rangers projected lineup

Artemi Panarin — Mika Zibanejad — Chris Kreider
Will Cuylle — Vincent Trocheck — J.T. Miller
Alexis Lafreniere — Juuso Parssinen — Jonny Brodzinski
Brennan Othmann — Sam Carrick — Matt Rempe

Carson Soucy — Adam Fox
K’Andre Miller — Will Borgen
Zac Jones — Braden Schneider

Igor Shesterkin
Jonathan Quick

Scratched: Calvin de Haan, Urho Vaakanainen, Brett Berard

Injured: Adam Edstrom (lower body)

Status report:

Coach Peter Laviolette said the Rangers were working through lineup decisions after an optional practice Wednesday and optional morning skate Thursday.

More from THW:

• Rangers Have Major Questions to Answer About Their Defensive Core Moving Forward
• Rangers’ Arthur Kaliyev to Miss Remainder of 2024-25 Season With Upper-Body Injury
• Rangers Need to Get a Read on Carson Soucy Soon