Projected Lineups for Maple Leafs vs Flames – 3/17/25

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

FLAMES (30-24-11) at MAPLE LEAFS (39-24-3)

7:30 ET; PRIME

Flames projected lineup

Jonathan Huberdeau — Nazem Kadri — Martin Pospisil
Blake Coleman — Morgan Frost — Matt Coronato
Joel Farabee — Yegor Sharangovich — Dryden Hunt
Ryan Lomberg — Kevin Rooney — Adam Klapka

Kevin Bahl — Rasmus Andersson
Joel Hanley — MacKenzie Weegar
Jake Bean — Brayden Pachal

Dustin Wolf
Dan Vladar

Scratched: Daniil Miromanov

Injured: Mikael Backlund (upper body)

Suspended: Connor Zary

Status report

Zary, a forward, will serve the second of a two-game suspension from the NHL Department of Player Safety for elbowing Vancouver Canucks defenseman Elias Pettersson during a 4-3 shootout loss Wednesday. … Pachal will play after being scratched for a 4-2 loss to the Colorado Avalanche on Friday. He’ll replace Miromanov, a defenseman. 

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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
Steven Lorentz — Scott Laughton — Calle Jarnkrok

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

Joseph Woll
Anthony Stolarz

Scratched: David Kampf, Philippe Myers

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

Status report

Kampf will be a healthy scratch for the second straight game.

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