Penguins at Maple Leafs

PENGUINS (31-11-8) at MAPLE LEAFS (31-12-3)

Penguins projected lineup
Jake Guentzel -- Sidney Crosby -- Bryan Rust
Jeff Carter -- Evgeni Malkin -- Danton Heinen
Brock McGinn -- Evan Rodrigues -- Kasperi Kapanen
Zach Aston-Reese -- Brian Boyle -- Dominik Simon
Brian Dumoulin -- Kris Letang
Marcus Pettersson -- John Marino
Mike Matheson -- Chad Ruhwedel
Tristan Jarry
Casey DeSmith
Scratched: Mark Friedman, Radim Zohorna
Injured: Jason Zucker (core muscle surgery), Louis Domingue (lower body), Teddy Blueger (fractured jaw)
Maple Leafs projected lineup
Michael Bunting -- Auston Matthews -- Mitch Marner
Alex Kerfoot -- John Tavares -- William Nylander
Ilya Mikheyev -- David Kampf -- Ondrej Kase
Pierre Engvall -- Jason Spezza -- Wayne Simmonds
Morgan Rielly -- TJ Brodie
Jake Muzzin -- Justin Holl
Rasmus Sandin -- Travis Dermott
Jack Campbell
Petr Mrazek
Scratched: Adam Brooks
Injured: None
Status report
Zucker, a forward, is making progress but has not yet resumed skating, Penguins coach Mike Sullivan said. ... Dermott will return after being a healthy scratch the past two games. ... Brooks, a forward who played 18 games with Toronto from 2019-21, was claimed on waivers by the Maple Leafs from the Vegas Golden Knights on Wednesday. ... Timothy Liljegren, a defenseman, was assigned to Toronto of the American Hockey League on Wednesday. ... Brooks, a forward who played 18 games with the Maple Leafs from 2019-21, was claimed off waivers from the Vegas Golden Knights on Wednesday.