Preview: Coyotes at Maple Leafs

COYOTES (10-14-5) at MAPLE LEAFS (11-11-6)
7:30 p.m. ET; SNO, FS-A PLUS, NHL.TV

Coyotes team scope

Arizona Coyotes defenseman Connor Murphy participated in the morning skate. He has missed the past two games because of an upper-body injury sustained during a 4-1 win against the Nashville Predators on Saturday. Coach Dave Tippett said he will be a game-time decision. The Coyotes are 1-1-0 through two games of their four-game road trip and are 4-9-3 away from Gila River Arena. Forward Peter Holland plays his first game in Toronto since he was acquired in a trade with the Toronto Maple Leafs on Dec. 9. "He's got to go out and enjoy it and I'm sure he had some real good memories here and some that maybe didn't go so well," Tippett said. "He's come into our group and played well the first game. As a player, when you move on from a team you like to go back and get that game out of the way against them." Holland played 174 games in parts of four seasons with the Maple Leafs. "It was a dream come true [playing for the Maple Leafs]," Holland said. "I grew up a Toronto Maple Leafs fan. It was a lot of fun. I cherish it for sure. For the rest of my life I'll be able to say I was a Toronto Maple Leaf, so it was something very special." Forward Shane Doan's next goal will be his 400th in the NHL.

Maple Leafs team scope

Maple Leafs forward Auston Matthews grew up in Scottsdale, Arizona, as a fan of the Coyotes, but he's looking forward to playing his first game against them Thursday. "It's always a lot of fun to play your hometown team," Matthews said. "A lot of great memories growing up watching the Coyotes play. Watching Shane Doan play growing up, he was one of my favorite players so it's going to be pretty fun to play against him tonight." Forward Leo Komarov will play in his 200th NHL game. "It's obviously nice to play 200," he said. "It was a big dream for me to play one game in this League." The Maple Leafs are looking for their first win during a five-game homestand; they're 0-1-1 in the past two games.

Coyotes projected lineup

Brendan Perlini -- Martin Hanzal -- Radim Vrbata
Tobias Rieder -- Jordan Martinook -- Shane Doan
Jamie McGinn -- Peter Holland -- Anthony Duclair
Lawson Crouse -- Christian Dvorak -- Josh Jooris
Oliver Ekman-Larsson -- Michael Stone
Alex Goligoski -- Tony DeAngelo
Jakob Chychrun -- Luke Schenn
Mike Smith
Louis Domingue
Scratched:Kevin Connauton, Ryan White
Injured: Max Domi (hand), Brad Richardson (leg), Connor Murphy (upper body)

Maple Leafs projected lineup

James van Riemsdyk -- Tyler Bozak -- Mitchell Marner
Leo Komarov -- Nazem Kadri -- Connor Brown
Zach Hyman -- Auston Matthews -- William Nylander
Matt Martin -- Ben Smith -- Nikita Soshnikov
Morgan Rielly -- Nikita Zaitsev
Jake Gardiner -- Connor Carrick
Matt Hunwick -- Roman Polak
Frederik Andersen
Antoine Bibeau
Scratched: Josh Leivo, Frank Corrado
Injured:Martin Marincin (undisclosed)

Status report

The Coyotes announced Wednesday that Domi is out indefinitely after having surgery on his hand. "It's probably a matter of a month or two," general manager John Chayka told Arizona Sports 98.7 FM. Domi was injured during a fight with forward Garnet Hathaway in a 2-1 overtime loss to the Calgary Flames on Dec. 8. … Hyman was given the day off from practice Wednesday after blocking two shots against the San Jose Sharks in a 3-2 shootout loss Tuesday. He was on the ice for the morning skate and will play. … Marincin did not participate in the morning skate and remains out indefinitely after sustaining an undisclosed injury during a 4-1 win against the Boston Bruins on Saturday.

Who's hot

Holland had two assists in his debut with the Coyotes in a 4-1 win against the Detroit Red Wings on Tuesday. McGinn scored two goals Tuesday. … Matthews has seven goals in his past nine games. Gardiner has a goal and two assists during a three-game point streak.