Maple Leafs at Devils

MAPLE LEAFS (10-5-5) at DEVILS (16-3-0)

Maple Leafs projected lineup
Michael Bunting -- Auston Matthews -- William Nylander
Nicholas Robertson -- John Tavares -- Mitch Marner
Alex Kerfoot -- Pontus Holmberg -- Calle Jarnkrok
Zach Aston-Reese -- David Kampf -- Pierre Engvall
Mark Giordano -- Justin Holl
Jordie Benn -- Mac Hollowell
Rasmus Sandin -- Timothy Liljegren
Matt Murray
Erik Kallgren
Scratched:Wayne Simmonds, Denis Malgin, Victor Mete
Injured:Jake Muzzin (neck), Ilya Samsonov (knee), TJ Brodie (oblique), Morgan Rielly (knee)
Devils projected lineup
Tomas Tatar -- Nico Hischier -- Dawson Mercer
Erik Haula -- Jack Hughes -- Jesper Bratt
Yegor Sharangovich -- Jesper Boqvist -- Fabian Zetterlund
Miles Wood -- Michael McLeod -- Nathan Bastian
Jonas Siegenthaler -- Dougie Hamilton
Ryan Graves -- John Marino
Brendan Smith -- Damon Severson
Vitek Vanecek
Akira Schmid
Scratched: Tyler Wotherspoon
Injured: Jonathan Bernier (hip), Ondrej Palat (lower body), Mackenzie Blackwood (knee)
Status report
Rielly was placed on long-term injured reserve Tuesday and the defenseman will be out a minimum of 24 days and 10 games. ... Hollowell and Mete, a defenseman, were recalled from Toronto of the American Hockey League on Tuesday. Hollowell is expected to make his NHL debut. ... The Devils assigned forward Alexander Holtz and defenseman Kevin Bahl to Utica of the AHL on Tuesday. … Wotherspoon, a defenseman, was recalled from Utica on Wednesday. … Palat, a forward, and Blackwood, a goalie, are "both progressing and seeing the ice to a limited extent," Devils coach Lindy Ruff said.