Marleau will become the seventh player in NHL history to play at least 1,500 games for the same franchise, joining Gordie Howe (Detroit Red Wings, 1,687), Nicklas Lidstrom (Red Wings, 1,564), Alex Delvecchio (Red Wings, 1,550), Shane Doan (Winnipeg Jets/Arizona Coyotes, 1,540), Ray Bourque (Boston Bruins, 1,518) and Steve Yzerman (Red Wings, 1,514).
It also will be Marleau's first game in Toronto since the Maple Leafs traded him to the Carolina Hurricanes on June 22.
Goalie Frederik Andersen will start for the Maple Leafs, who are playing the first of back-to-back games; they play the Montreal Canadiens at Bell Centre on Saturday.