Maple Leafs at Rangers

MAPLE LEAFS (19-5-6) at RANGERS (15-10-5)

Maple Leafs projected lineup
Michael Bunting -- Auston Matthews -- William Nylander
Denis Malgin -- John Tavares -- Mitch Marner
Alex Kerfoot -- David Kampf -- Pierre Engvall
Zach Aston-Reese -- Pontus Holmberg -- Joey Anderson
Mark Giordano -- Justin Holl
Rasmus Sandin -- Timothy Liljegren
TJ Brodie -- Conor Timmins
Matt Murray
Ilya Samsonov
Scratched: Wayne Simmonds
Injured: Jordie Benn (upper body), Jake Muzzin (neck), Calle Jarnkrok (groin), Morgan Rielly (lower body), Carl Dahlstrom (shoulder), Nicholas Robertson (shoulder), Victor Mete (upper body)
Rangers projected lineup
Artemi Panarin -- Mika Zibanejad -- Barclay Goodrow
Alexis Lafreniere
-- Filip Chytil -- Kaapo Kakko
Chris Kreider -- Vincent Trocheck -- Jimmy Vesey
Sammy Blais -- Jonny Brodzinski -- Julien Gauthier
Ryan Lindgren -- Adam Fox
K'Andre Miller -- Jacob Trouba
Libor Hajek -- Braden Schneider
Igor Shesterkin
Jaroslav Halak
Scratched: Ben Harpur, Vitali Kravtsov
Injured: None
Status report
Rielly is close to getting back on the ice but not close to returning to the lineup, Maple Leafs coach Sheldon Keefe said; the defenseman will miss his 11th straight game. … Murray will make his fourth start in six games. ... Kravtsov, a forward, will be a healthy scratch for a fourth straight game after playing in four in a row. ... Trouba could play with Hajek and Schneider with Miller; the Rangers rotated their defense pairs in practice Wednesday and did not hold a full morning skate Thursday.