The Toronto Maple Leafs take on the Boston Bruins at TD Garden tonight. Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others.
MAPLE LEAFS (35-20-2) at BRUINS (27-24-7)
7 p.m. ET; NESN, TSN4, TVAS
Maple Leafs projected lineup
Matthew Knies — Auston Matthews — Mitch Marner
Pontus Holmberg — John Tavares — William Nylander
Bobby McMann — Max Domi — Nicholas Robertson
Steven Lorentz — David Kampf — Alexander Steeves
Jake McCabe — Chris Tanev
Morgan Rielly — Oliver Ekman-Larsson
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)
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Bruins projected lineup
Morgan Geekie — Pavel Zacha — David Pastrnak
Brad Marchand — Elias Lindholm — Charlie Coyle
Trent Frederic — Matthew Poitras — Oliver Wahlstrom
Cole Koepke — John Beecher — Mark Kastelic
Nikita Zadorov — Andrew Peeke
Michael Callahan — Brandon Carlo
Mason Lohrei — Parker Wotherspoon
Jeremy Swayman
Joonas Korpisalo
Scratched: Jordan Oesterle, Riley Tufte, Justin Brazeau
Injured: Charlie McAvoy (shoulder surgery), Hampus Lindholm (knee)
Status report
Hampus Lindholm, a defenseman, likely will be out the rest of season. … McAvoy, a defenseman who was injured during the 4 Nations Face-Off, will miss his second straight game; there is no timetable for his return, Bruins general manager Don Sweeney said Sunday. … Wahlstrom will play right wing on the third line and Koepke will skate on the fourth line. … Forwards Tufte and Brazeau each will be a healthy scratch after each played in a 3-2 overtime loss to the Anaheim Ducks on Saturday.
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