The Boston Bruins take on the Toronto Maple Leafs at the Scotiabank Arena. Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others.
BRUINS (9-7-0) at MAPLE LEAFS (8-5-1)
7 p.m. ET; CBC, SNO, SNW, SNP, NESN
Bruins projected lineup
Morgan Geekie — Marat Khusnutdinov — David Pastrnak
Alex Steeves — Pavel Zacha — Viktor Arvidsson
Tanner Jeannot — Fraser Minten — Mark Kastelic
Jeffrey Viel — Sean Kuraly — Michael Eyssimont
Nikita Zadorov — Henri Jokiharju
Hampus Lindholm — Andrew Peeke
Mason Lohrei — Jonathan Aspirot
Jeremy Swayman
Joonas Korpisalo
Scratched: Charlie McAvoy
Injured: Elias Lindholm (lower body), Jordan Harris (surgery), Casey Mittelstadt (lower body), Johnny Beecher (upper body)
Status report
McAvoy, a defenseman, remained in Boston due to a family matter. … Mittlestadt, a forward, is out after he was injured during a 3-2 overtime win against the Ottawa Senators on Thursday. Bruins coach Marco Sturm said there is no timeline for Mittlestadt’s return.
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Maple Leafs projected lineup
Matthew Knies — Auston Matthews — William Nylander
Bobby McMann — John Tavares — Nicholas Robertson
Dakota Joshua — Nicolas Roy — Matias Maccelli
Steven Lorentz — Scott Laughton — Max Domi
Morgan Rielly — Brandon Carlo
Oliver Ekman-Larsson — Jake McCabe
Simon Benoit — Philippe Myers
Anthony Stolarz
Dennis Hildeby
Scratched: Calle Jarnkrok, Sammy Blais, Dakota Mermis, Cayden Primeau
Injured: Chris Tanev (upper body)
Status report
Steeves was recalled from Providence of the American Hockey League and will make his season debut. … Hildeby will be recalled from Toronto of the AHL and back up Stolarz. … Benoit is expected to return after missing a 5-3 win against the Utah Mammoth on Wednesday because of an illness.
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