Maple Leafs at Kings

MAPLE LEAFS (13-6-1) at KINGS (8-7-3)

Maple Leafs projected lineup
Michael Bunting -- Auston Matthews -- Mitch Marner
Alex Kerfoot -- John Tavares -- William Nylander
Nick Ritchie -- David Kampf -- Ondrej Kase
Pierre Engvall -- Jason Spezza -- Wayne Simmonds
Morgan Rielly -- TJ Brodie
Jake Muzzin -- Justin Holl
Rasmus Sandin -- Timothy Liljegren
Jack Campbell
Joseph Woll
Scratched:Travis Dermott, Kyle Clifford, Kirill Semyonov
Injured:Ilya Mikheyev (broken thumb), Petr Mrazek (groin)
Kings projected lineup
Viktor Arvidsson -- Anze Kopitar -- Adrian Kempe
Alex Iafallo -- Phillip Danault -- Dustin Brown
Trevor Moore -- Lias Andersson -- Carl Grundstrom
Brendan Lemieux -- Blake Lizotte -- Arthur Kaliyev
Alexander Edler -- Matt Roy
Olli Maatta --
Sean Durzi
Tobias Bjornfot -- Mikey Anderson
Jonathan Quick
Cal Petersen
Scratched:Kale Clague, Rasmus Kupari
Injured:Drew Doughty (knee contusion), Quinton Byfield (fractured ankle)
COVID-19 protocol:Andreas Athanasiou
Status report
Mrazek took part in an optional morning skate after practicing Tuesday for the first time since leaving the lineup Oct. 30. Coach Sheldon Keefe did not say when the goalie could play again. … Durzi is expected to make his NHL debut. He was drafted by the Maple Leafs in the second round (No. 52) of the 2018 NHL Draft and traded to the Kings for Muzzin on Jan, 28, 2019. ... Athanasiou, a forward, was placed into COVID-19 protocol Wednesday.