Projected Lineups for Maple Leafs vs Ducks – 12/12/24

The Toronto Maple Leafs take on the Anaheim Ducks tonight. Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others.

DUCKS (10-13-4) at MAPLE LEAFS (17-9-2)

7 p.m. ET; SNO, Victory+

Ducks projected lineup

Cutter Gauthier — Mason McTavish — Alex Killorn
Frank Vatrano — Ryan Strome — Troy Terry
Brock McGinn — Isac Lundestrom — Leo Carlsson
Ross Johnston — Jansen Harkins — Brett Leason

Cam Fowler — Jacob Trouba
Brian Dumoulin — Radko Gudas
Jackson LaCombe — Olen Zellweger

Lukas Dostal
John Gibson

Scratched: Pavel Mintyukov, Drew Helleson, Sam Colangelo

Injured: Robby Fabbri (lower body), Trevor Zegras (lower body)

Status report

• The Ducks did not hold a morning skate after a 5-1 loss to the Ottawa Senators on Wednesday.

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Maple Leafs projected lineup

Matthew Knies– Auston Matthews — Mitch Marner
Max Pacioretty — John Tavares — William Nylander
Pontus Holmberg — Fraser Minten — Max Domi
Steven Lorentz — Connor Dewar — Ryan Reaves

Morgan Rielly — Oliver Ekman-Larsson
Jake McCabe — Chris Tanev
Simon Benoit — Conor Timmins

Anthony Stolarz
Joseph Woll

Scratched: Alex Nylander, Nikita Grebenkin, Nicholas Robertson, Phillippe Myers

Injured: Jani Hakanpaa (lower body), Bobby McMann (lower body), David Kampf (lower body), Calle Jarnkrok (lower body)

Status report

• McCabe will return after missing the past five games after taking a puck to the head on November 30 against the Tampa Bay Lightning. … Defenseman Marshal Rifai was assigned to Toronto of the American Hockey League on Thursday. Forward Nikita Grebenkin was recalled.

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