Maple Leafs at Penguins preview

MAPLE LEAFS (8-5-0) at PENGUINS (6-2-3)
7 p.m. ET; NHLN, CBC, SN1, ATTSN-PT, NHL.TV

The Maple Leafs have scored one goal in each of their two straight regulation losses without Matthews, who injured his shoulder in 3-2 victory against the Winnipeg Jets Oct. 27.
The Maple Leafs are 5-0-0 on the road this season, joining the Nashville Predators (6-0-0) as the only NHL teams without a road loss.
The Penguins were swept in a home-and-home series (0-1-1) against the New York Islanders on Tuesday and Thursday after winning their previous four games by a combined score of 23-6.
One of those four was a 3-0 win against the Maple Leafs on Oct. 18. Pittsburgh goalie Matt Murray stopped 38 shots in his seventh NHL shutout. Frederik Andersen, who is expected to start for Toronto on Saturday, made 36 saves on 37 shots in that game.

Players to watch

Maple Leafs forward John Tavares has one goal in his past nine games since scoring six in his first four games this season.
Penguins forward Evgeni Malkin has 17 points (six goals, 11 assists) during a nine-game point streak.

They said it

"They're pretty deadly from all angles. You can't really take one guy away. They have a bunch of different weapons." -- Maple Leafs forward Zach Hyman on the Penguins power play
"I thought we were smart [the first time they played the Maple Leafs]. I think we were just smart at managing the puck and not beating ourselves with big mistakes." -- Penguins captain Sidney Crosby

Maple Leafs projected lineup

Zach Hyman -- John Tavares -- Mitchell Marner
Patrick Marleau -- Nazem Kadri -- Kasperi Kapanen
Andreas Johnsson -- Par Lindholm -- Connor Brown
Tyler Ennis -- Frederik Gauthier -- Josh Leivo
Morgan Rielly -- Ron Hainsey
Jake Gardiner -- Nikita Zaitsev
Travis Dermott -- Justin Holl
Frederik Andersen
Garret Sparks
Scratched: Trevor Moore, Martin Marincin, Igor Ozhiganov
Injured: Auston Matthews (shoulder)

Penguins projected lineup

Jake Guentzel -- Sidney Crosby -- Dominik Simon
Carl Hagelin -- Evgeni Malkin -- Phil Kessel
Bryan Rust -- Riley Sheahan -- Patric Hornqvist
Derek Grant -- Matt Cullen -- Daniel Sprong
Brian Dumoulin -- Kris Letang
Olli Maatta -- Jamie Oleksiak
Jack Johnson -- Chad Ruhwedel
Matt Murray
Casey DeSmith
Scratched:Juuso Riikola
Injured:Justin Schultz (left leg fracture), Derick Brassard (lower body)

Status report

The Maple Leafs recalled Moore from Toronto of the American Hockey League on Friday, but coach Mike Babcock said he would not play Saturday. ... Brassard will miss a fourth straight game with a lower-body injury. He has not returned to skating, Penguins coach Mike Sullivan said.

Stat pack

Marleau is two assists from 600 in his NHL career. ... Johnson will play his 800th NHL game. ... Hagelin will play his 500th NHL game.