Maple Leafs at Avalanche projected lineups

MAPLE LEAFS (2-2-1) at AVALANCHE (3-1-0)

7 p.m. ET; NHLN, ALT, SNP, SNW, SNO

Maple Leafs projected lineup

Kirill Marchenko -- Auston Matthews -- Jack Roslovic

Easton Cowan -- Nick Paul -- William Nylander

Gavin McKenna -- Colton Sissons -- Bo Groulx

Zack MacEwen -- Teddy Blueger -- Brandon Duhaime

Jake McCabe -- Darren Raddysh

Morgan Rielly -- Chris Tanev

Oliver Ekman-Larsson -- Troy Stecher

Anthony Stolarz

Sergei Bobrovsky

Scratched: Nick Blankenburg, Miles Wood, John Tavares

Injured: Dakota Joshua (core), Max Domi (undisclosed)

Avalanche projected lineup

Artturi Lehkonen -- Nathan MacKinnon -- Martin Necas

Gabriel Landeskog -- Brock Nelson -- Nazem Kadri

Jaden Schwartz -- Fedor Svechkov -- T.J. Hughes

Parker Kelly -- Nicolas Roy -- Zachary L’Heureux

Devon Toews -- Cale Makar

Brett Kulak -- Sam Malinski

Josh Manson -- Brent Burns

Mackenzie Blackwood

Scott Wedgewood

Scratched: Noah Juulsen, Logan O'Connor

Injured: None

Status report

Neither team held a morning skate. … Ekman-Larsson practiced Friday after leaving in the third period of a 4-3 shootout loss at the Vegas Golden Knights on Thursday. ... Tavares, a forward, returned home for the birth of his son, Tucker. … Wood, a forward, was recalled from Toronto of the American Hockey League on Friday. … The Maple Leafs have alternated starting goalies in each of their first five games. ... Malinski, a defenseman, was a healthy scratch for the Avalanche's last game, a 7-3 win at the Calgary Flames on Thursday. ... O’Connor, a forward who was expected to play after rehabbing from a lower-body injury, is away from the team following the death of his father.