The Toronto Maple Leafs take on the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden tonight. Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others.
MAPLE LEAFS (41-24-3) at RANGERS (33-30-6)
7 p.m. ET; MSG2, SNO
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
Anthony Stolarz
Joseph Woll
Scratched: David Kampf, Phillippe Myers
Injured: Jani Hakanpaa (lower body), Max Pacioretty (tightness)
Status report:
The Maple Leafs did not hold a morning skate following a 2-1 win against the Colorado Avalanche on Wednesday. … Stolarz is likely to start after Woll made 38 saves Wednesday.
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Rangers projected lineup
Artemi Panarin — Mika Zibanejad — Chris Kreider
Will Cuylle — Vincent Trocheck — J.T. Miller
Alexis Lafreniere — Juuso Parssinen — Jonny Brodzinski
Brennan Othmann — Sam Carrick — Matt Rempe
Carson Soucy — Adam Fox
K’Andre Miller — Will Borgen
Zac Jones — Braden Schneider
Igor Shesterkin
Jonathan Quick
Scratched: Calvin de Haan, Urho Vaakanainen, Brett Berard
Injured: Adam Edstrom (lower body)
Status report:
Coach Peter Laviolette said the Rangers were working through lineup decisions after an optional practice Wednesday and optional morning skate Thursday.
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- Rangers Have Major Questions to Answer About Their Defensive Core Moving Forward
- Rangers’ Arthur Kaliyev to Miss Remainder of 2024-25 Season With Upper-Body Injury
- Rangers Need to Get a Read on Carson Soucy Soon
