Maple Leafs at Blue Jackets

MAPLE LEAFS (31-13-8) at BLUE JACKETS (15-32-4)

Maple Leafs projected lineup
Michael Bunting -- John Tavares -- Mitch Marner
Calle Jarnkrok -- Alex Kerfoot -- William Nylander
Pierre Engvall -- David Kampf -- Joey Anderson
Zach Aston-Reese -- Pontus Holmberg -- Alex Steeves
Morgan Rielly -- TJ Brodie
Mark Giordano -- Justin Holl
Rasmus Sandin -- Timothy Liljegren
Ilya Samsonov
Joseph Woll
Scratched: Conor Timmins, Jordie Benn, Wayne Simmonds
Injured: Jake Muzzin (neck), Victor Mete (upper body), Nicholas Robertson (shoulder), Auston Matthews (knee), Matt Murray (ankle)
Blue Jackets projected lineup
Johnny Gaudreau -- Boone Jenner -- Patrik Laine
Kent Johnson -- Cole Sillinger -- Kirill Marchenko
Liam Foudy -- Jack Roslovic -- Emil Bemstrom
Eric Robinson -- Sean Kuraly -- Mathieu Olivier
Vladislav Gavrikov -- Andrew Peeke
Tim Berni -- Erik Gudbranson
Nick Blankenburg -- Adam Boqvist
Joonas Korpisalo
Elvis Merzlikins
Scratched: Lane Pederson, Gavin Bayreuther
Injured: Yegor Chinakhov (ankle), Carson Meyer (oblique strain), Gustav Nyquist (upper body)
Status report
Steeves was recalled from Toronto of the American Hockey League on Thursday. … Samsonov will make his eighth straight start; Woll could make his season debut against the Blue Jackets in the second half of the home-and-home back-to-back Saturday, Maple Leafs coach Sheldon Keefe said. ... Laine did not attend Columbus' morning skate Friday but is expected to play. ... Korpisalo will start for the sixth time in seven games. ... Blankenburg and Boqvist each will play after being out with an upper-body injury; Blankenburg missed three games, Boqvist two.