Oilers at Maple Leafs

OILERS (18-13-2) at MAPLE LEAFS (21-8-2)

Oilers projected lineup
Zach Hyman -- Ryan McLeod -- Jesse Puljujarvi
Warren Foegele -- Leon Draisaitl -- Kailer Yamamoto
Tyler Benson -- Devin Shore -- Zack Kassian
Brendan Perlini -- Colton Sceviour -- Kyle Turris
Darnell Nurse -- Evan Bouchard
Duncan Keith -- Cody Ceci
William Lagesson -- Slater Koekkoek
Mike Smith
Mikko Koskinen
Scratched: Ilya Konovalov
Injured: Kris Russell (upper body), Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (upper body)
COVID-19 protocol: Connor McDavid, Derek Ryan, Tyson Barrie
Maple Leafs projected lineup
Michael Bunting -- Auston Matthews -- Mitch Marner
Alex Kerfoot -- John Tavares -- William Nylander
Ilya Mikheyev -- David Kampf -- Wayne Simmonds
Nick Ritchie -- Pierre Engvall -- Jason Spezza
Morgan Rielly -- TJ Brodie
Jake Muzzin -- Justin Holl
Rasmus Sandin -- Travis Dermott
Jack Campbell
Petr Mrazek
Scratched: Timothy Liljegren, Alex Biega
Injured: Ondrej Kase (undisclosed)
Status report
McDavid and Ryan, each a center, and Barrie, a defenseman, entered COVID-19 protocol Wednesday. ... Smith will start after missing two games with an undisclosed injury. ... Kassian will return after missing four games in COVID-19 protocol. ... Matthews will play despite missing the Maple Leafs' past two practices after returning a positive COVID-19 rapid test Monday. A subsequent PCR test Tuesday was negative and the initial positive test was concluded to be a false positive. ... Ritchie, a healthy scratch in a 6-0 win against the Ottawa Senators on Saturday, will replace Kase, a forward, who is day to day.