Maple Leafs at Panthers

MAPLE LEAFS (47-21-11) at PANTHERS (42-31-7)

Maple Leafs projected lineup
Michael Bunting -- Auston Matthews -- Mitch Marner
John Tavares -- Ryan O'Reilly -- William Nylander
Alex Kerfoot -- Noel Acciari --
Wayne Simmonds
Zach Aston-Reese -- David Kampf -- Matthew Knies
Jake McCabe - TJ Brodie
Mark Giordano - Justin Holl
Morgan Rielly -- Timothy Liljegren
Ilya Samsonov
Nick Chenard
Scratched: Conor Timmins, Erik Gustafsson, Luke Schenn
Injured: Jake Muzzin (neck), Victor Mete (upper body), Nicholas Robertson (shoulder), Carl Dahlstrom (shoulder), Calle Jarnkrok (undisclosed), Matt Murray (undisclosed), Sam Lafferty (undisclosed)
Panthers projected lineup
Carter Verhaeghe -- Aleksander Barkov -- Anthony Duclair
Eetu Luostarinen -- Anton Lundell -- Matthew Tkachuk
Ryan Lomberg -- Eric Staal -- Sam Reinhart
Givani Smith -- Colin White -- Nick Cousins
Gustav Forsling -- Aaron Ekblad
Marc Staal -- Brandon Montour
Josh Mahura -- Radko Gudas
Alex Lyon
Sergei Bobrovsky
Scratched: Casey Fitzgerald
Injured: Patric Hornqvist (concussion), Sam Bennett (undisclosed)
Status report
The Maple Leafs did not have a morning skate. … Chenard signed an amateur tryout and will backup Samsonov. The 21-year-old was 14-16-3 with a 3.96 goals-against average and .873 save percentage in 35 games with Owen Sound of the Ontario Hockey League. ... Knies will make his NHL debut after signing a three-year, entry-level contract Sunday. He'll replace Lafferty, a forward, who sustained an injury during practice Sunday, coach Sheldon Keefe said. … Keefe said Sunday that an MRI on Jarnkrok provided good news and the forward would join the team on its season-ending road trip. … Lyon will make a seventh consecutive start for the Panthers. … Bennett was on the ice before an optional morning skate but the forward will miss his 11th consecutive game.