MAPLE LEAFS (29-16-8) at BLUES (29-23-2)
1 p.m. ET; ESPN, SNO
Maple Leafs projected lineup
Matthew Knies -- Auston Matthews -- Mitchell Marner
Tyler Bertuzzi -- John Tavares -- William Nylander
Bobby McMann -- Max Domi -- Nicholas Robertson
Noah Gregor -- David Kampf -- Ryan Reaves
TJ Brodie -- Timothy Liljegren
Simon Benoit -- Jake McCabe
Marshall Rifai -- Max Lajoie
Ilya Samsonov
Martin Jones
Scratched: Mark Giordano, Pontus Holmberg
Injured: Calle Jarnkrok (broken knuckle), Connor Timmins (mononucleosis), Joseph Woll (lower body), William Lagesson (upper body)
Suspended: Morgan Rielly
Blues projected lineup
Pavel Buchnevich -- Robert Thomas -- Jordan Kyrou
Jake Neighbours -- Brayden Schenn -- Kasperi Kapanen
Brandon Saad -- Kevin Hayes -- Sammy Blais
Alexey Toropchenko -- Oskar Sundqvist -- Nathan Walker
Nick Leddy -- Colton Parayko
Torey Krug -- Matt Kessel
Marco Scandella -- Calle Rosen
Joel Hofer
Jordan Binnington
Scratched: Nikita Alexandrov, Tyler Tucker
Injured: Justin Faulk (lower body), Scott Perunovich (lower body)
Status report
Tavares practiced Sunday and could play after missing one game with an undisclosed injury. ... Domi, Liljegren and McCabe took a maintenance day and each is a game-time decision. ... Lagesson, a defenseman, did not practice after he was injured in a 9-2 win against the Anaheim Ducks on Saturday. ... Rifai was recalled from Toronto of the American Hockey League on Sunday and could make his NHL debut. ... Blais and Toropchenko flipped positions at practice Sunday. ... Hofer could start after Binnington played the past four games. ... Perunovich, a defenseman, practiced but is expected to miss his seventh straight game.
