Flyers at Maple Leafs

FLYERS (11-15-7) AT MAPLE LEAFS (20-7-6)

Flyers projected lineup
James van Riemsdyk -- Morgan Frost -- Owen Tippett
Joel Farabee -- Noah Cates -- Travis Konecny
Kevin Hayes -- Scott Laughton -- Zack MacEwen
Nicolas Deslauriers -- Patrick Brown -- Wade Allison
Ivan Provorov -- Rasmus Ristolainen
Cam York -- Justin Braun
Travis Sanheim -- Tony DeAngelo
Carter Hart
Samuel Ersson
Scratched:Nick Seeler, Max Willman
Injured:Felix Sandstrom (illness), Sean Couturier (back)
Maple Leafs projected lineup
Michael Bunting -- Auston Matthews -- William Nylander
Calle Jarnkrok -- John Tavares -- Mitch Marner
Alex Kerfoot -- David Kampf -- Pierre Engvall
Zach Aston-Reese -- Pontus Holmberg -- Joey Anderson
Mark Giordano -- Justin Holl
Jordie Benn -- Timothy Liljegren
TJ Brodie -- Conor Timmins
Ilya Samsonov
Matt Murray
Scratched:Wayne Simmonds, Dryden Hunt
Injured:Jake Muzzin (neck), Victor Mete (upper body), Morgan Rielly (lower body), Nicholas Robertson (shoulder), Rasmus Sandin (neck)
Status report
Ersson was recalled from Lehigh Valley of the American Hockey League on Wednesday. ... Laughton didn't practice because of a maintenance day but the forward is expected to play Thursday. ... Benn will return after missing 12 games because of an upper-body injury. ... Toronto coach Sheldon Keefe said Sandin still is being evaluated after the defenseman was injured during a 4-1 win against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday.