MAPLE LEAFS (8-8-2) at BLACKHAWKS (8-5-4)
7 p.m. ET; CHSN, SNP, SNO, CBC
Maple Leafs projected lineup
Matthew Knies -- John Tavares -- William Nylander
Nicholas Robertson -- Max Domi -- Bobby McMann
Matias Maccelli -- Nicolas Roy -- Brandon Carlo
Dakota Joshua -- Steven Lorentz -- Calle Jarnkrok
Morgan Rielly -- Brandon Carlo
Simon Benoit -- Jake McCabe
Dakota Mermis -- Oliver Ekman-Larsson
Joseph Woll
Dennis Hildeby
Scratched: Philippe Myers, Sammy Blais, Easton Cowan, Troy Stecher
Injured: Chris Tanev (upper body), Scott Laughton (upper body), Auston Matthews (lower body), Anthony Stolarz (upper body)
Blackhawks projected lineup
Tyler Bertuzzi -- Connor Bedard -- Andre Burakovsky
Teuvo Teravainen -- Ryan Greene -- Ilya Mikheyev
Oliver Moore -- Ryan Donato -- Colton Dach
Sam Lafferty -- Nick Foligno -- Sam Lafferty
Alex Vlasic -- Louis Crevier
Wyatt Kaiser -- Artyom Levshunov
Matt Grzelcyk -- Connor Murphy
Spencer Knight
Arvid Soderblom
Scratched: Sam Rinzel
Injured: Frank Nazar (lower body), Jason Dickinson (upper body), Laurent Brossoit (hip)
Status report
The Maple Leafs did not hold a morning skate Saturday. … Woll could make his season debut after taking a personal leave during training camp. He returned to practice this week. … Stecher, a defenseman, was claimed off waivers from the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday. ... Cowan, a forward, was recalled from Toronto of the American Hockey League on Friday. He could draw in if either Knies or Carlo can't play. Each took a maintenance day at practice Friday. … Stolarz, a goalie, was placed on injured reserve retroactive to Tuesday. ... Rinzel will be a healthy scratch for the first time this season. Coach Jeff Blashill said he wanted to give the defenseman a game to "reset." … Dickinson, a forward, will miss his seventh straight game. He practiced on Friday and took part in the morning skate. … Forwards Nazar and Bertuzzi will each be a game-time decision. Nazar has missed two games. Bertuzzi took a maintenance day on Friday.
