Maple Leafs at Coyotes

MAPLE LEAFS (22-7-6) at COYOTES (12-16-5)

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 -- Dryden Hunt
Mark Giordano -- Justin Holl
Morgan Rielly -- Timothy Liljegren
TJ Brodie -- Conor Timmins
Matt Murray
Ilya Samsonov
Scratched:Wayne Simmonds, Mac Hollowell, Joey Anderson, Jordie Benn
Injured: Jake Muzzin (neck), Victor Mete (upper body), Rasmus Sandin (neck), Nicholas Robertson (shoulder)
Coyotes projected lineup
Clayton Keller -- Travis Boyd -- Nick Schmaltz
Michael Carcone -- Nick Bjugstad -- Lawson Crouse
Nick Ritchie -- Barrett Hayton -- Christian Fischer
Jack McBain -- Zack Kassian
Jakob Chychrun -- Shayne Gostisbehere
Juuso Valimaki -- J.J. Moser
Patrik Nemeth -- Troy Stecher
Josh Brown
Karel Vejmelka
Connor Ingram
Scratched:None
Injured: Liam O'Brien (upper body), Matias Maccelli (lower body)
Status report
Rielly, out since Nov. 21 because of a lower-body injury, is expected to play. … Hunt, acquired in a trade with the Colorado Avalanche on Dec. 19, is expected to make his Maple Leafs debut. … Sandin, out since Dec. 20, is practicing but the defenseman is not yet ready to play. … The Coyotes did not hold a morning skate.