Maple Leafs at Predators

MAPLE LEAFS (39-17-5) at PREDATORS (35-22-4)

Maple Leafs projected lineup
Michael Bunting -- Auston Matthews -- Mitch Marner
William Nylander -- John Tavares -- Ondrej Kase
Ilya Mikheyev -- David Kampf -- Pierre Engvall
Kyle Clifford -- Alex Kerfoot -- Jason Spezza
Morgan Rielly -- Ilya Lyubushkin
TJ Brodie -- Justin Holl
Rasmus Sandin -- Travis Dermott
Erik Kallgren
Petr Mrazek
Scratched: Wayne Simmonds, Nicholas Robertson, Timothy Liljegren
Injured: Jake Muzzin (concussion), Jack Campbell (ribs)
Predators projected lineup
Filip Forsberg -- Ryan Johansen -- Matt Duchene
Eeli Tolvanen -- Mikael Granlund -- Luke Kunin
Yakov Trenin -- Colton Sissons -- Tanner Jeannot
Nick Cousins -- Michael McCarron -- Philip Tomasino
Roman Josi -- Dante Fabbro
Mattias Ekholm -- Alexandre Carrier
Jeremy Davies
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Matt Tennyson
Juuse Saros
David Rittich
Scratched: Matt Luff, Ben Harpur, Philippe Myers
Injured: Mark Borowiecki (lower body), Matt Benning (upper body)
Status report
Matthews, a center, will return after serving a two-game suspension for cross-checking Buffalo Sabres defenseman Rasmus Dahlin in the third period of a 5-2 loss in the 2022 Tim Hortons NHL Heritage Classic on Sunday. ... Kallgren will make his third straight start ... Simmonds, a forward, will be a healthy scratch for the third straight game. ... Clifford will replace Robertson, a forward. ... Davies and Tennyson each will play after being recalled from Milwaukee of the American Hockey League on Saturday. ... Defensemen Benning and Borowiecki each was placed on injured reserve Saturday ... Saros will start for the 10th time in 11 games.