MAPLE LEAFS (16-8-2) at PENGUINS (11-13-4)
7 p.m. ET; SN-PIT, NHLN, SNP, SNO, CBC
Maple Leafs projected lineup
Matthew Knies -- Auston Matthews -- Mitch Marner
Max Pacioretty -- John Tavares -- William Nylander
Pontus Holmberg -- Fraser Minten -- Steven Lorentz
Nicholas Robertson -- Connor Dewar -- Ryan Reaves
Morgan Rielly -- Phillippe Myers
Oliver Ekman-Larsson -- Chris Tanev
Simon Benoit -- Conor Timmins
Joseph Woll
Anthony Stolarz
Scratched: Marshall Rifai, Alexander Nylander, Nikita Grebenkin
Injured: Jake McCabe (head), Jani Hakanpaa (lower body), Bobby McMann (lower body), David Kampf (lower body), Calle Jarnkrok (lower body), Max Domi (lower body), Dakota Mermis (upper body)
Penguins projected lineup
Rickard Rakell -- Sidney Crosby -- Bryan Rust
Drew O’Connor -- Evgeni Malkin -- Philip Tomasino
Michael Bunting -- Blake Lizotte -- Anthony Beauvillier
Kevin Hayes -- Cody Glass -- Noel Acciari
Matt Grzelcyk -- Kris Letang
Marcus Pettersson -- Erik Karlsson
Owen Pickering -- Ryan Shea
Tristan Jarry
Alex Nedeljkovic
Scratched: Ryan Graves, Jesse Puljujarvi, Matt Nieto
Injured: None
Status report
Neither team held a morning skate. … Pacioretty was activated from long-term injured reserve after missing 10 games because of a lower-body injury. ... McCabe, a defenseman, was placed on injured reserve retroactive to Nov. 30. ... Woll likely will start for Toronto after Stolarz made 23 saves in a 3-1 loss to the Washington Capitals on Friday. ... Jarry is expected to start for Pittsburgh; Nedeljkovic made 28 saves in a 4-2 loss at the New York Rangers on Friday.
