The Toronto Maple Leafs take on the Carolina Hurricanes tonight. Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others.
HURRICANES (33-19-4) at MAPLE LEAFS (33-20-2)
7 p.m. ET; CBC, SN1, SNO, SNP, NHLN, FDSNSO
Hurricanes projected lineup
Mikko Rantanen — Sebastian Aho — Seth Jarvis
Taylor Hall — Jesperi Kotkaniemi — Jackson Blake
Andrei Svechnikov — Jordan Staal — Jordan Martinook
Eric Robinson — Tyson Jost — Jack Roslovic
Jaccob Slavin — Brent Burns
Dmitry Orlov — Jalen Chatfield
Shayne Gostisbehere — Sean Walker
Pyotr Kochetkov
Frederik Andersen
Scratched: Scott Morrow, Juha Jaaska
Injured: William Carrier (lower body)
Status report
Jost is expected to return for the first time since sustaining a lower-body injury Dec. 31.
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Maple Leafs projected lineup
Matthew Knies — Auston Matthews — Mitch Marner
Bobby McMann — John Tavares — William Nylander
Max Domi — Pontus Holmberg — Nicholas Robertson
Steven Lorentz — David Kampf — Alex Steeves
Morgan Rielly — Oliver Ekman-Larsson
Jake McCabe– Chris Tanev
Simon Benoit — Conor Timmins
Anthony Stolarz
Joseph Woll
Scratched: Phillippe Myers, Ryan Reaves
Injured: Jani Hakanpaa (lower body), Calle Jarnkrok (lower body), Max Pacioretty (tightness), Connor Dewar (upper body)
Status report
Pacioretty, a forward, is not expected to play after missing practice Friday. … Dewar practiced in full on Friday but the forward will miss his eighth straight game; Maple Leafs coach Craig Berube said Dewar could be available at the Chicago Blackhawks on Sunday.
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