Maple Leafs at Canucks preview

MAPLE LEAFS (41-21-4) at CANUCKS (27-30-9)
9 p.m. ET; SN, NHL.TV

Toronto started its three-game road trip with a 6-2 victory against the Western Conference-leading Calgary Flames on Monday and has scored at least five goals in five of its past six games, going 5-1-0 during that stretch after losing its previous three (0-2-1).
The Canucks are coming off an 0-2-1 road trip and are 1-4-2 in their past seven games. They've fallen nine points behind the Minnesota Wild for the second wild card into the Stanley Cup Playoffs from the Western Conference.

Players to watch

Maple Leafs forward Mitchell Marner has 10 points (three goals, seven assists) during a four-game point streak.
Canucks center Elias Pettersson has two assists in his past six games.

They said it

"If you are going to have any success long term, you got to have real good depth on your roster and the more competition you have from within by having good players, the more competitive you are on a nightly basis." -- Maple Leafs coach Mike Babcock
"Toronto at home, you get pretty excited for that. The city gets buzzing and it's another good test, a team with a lot of offensive power, so not going to be allowed any passengers tonight." -- Canucks defenseman Troy Stecher

Maple Leafs projected lineup

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

Canucks projected lineup

Josh Leivo -- Elias Pettersson -- Brock Boeser
Tanner Pearson -- Nikolay Goldobin -- Bo Horvat
Antoine Roussel -- Adam Gaudette -- Markus Granlund
Loui Eriksson -- Jay Beagle -- Tyler Motte
Alexander Edler -- Troy Stecher
Derrick Pouliot -- Alex Biega
Ashton Sautner -- Luke Schenn
Jacob Markstrom
Thatcher Demko
Scratched:Tim Schaller, Guillaume Brisebois
Injured:Ben Hutton (foot), Ryan Spooner (groin), Jake Virtanen (rib), Chris Tanev (ankle), Brandon Sutter (lower body), Sven Baertschi (concussion)

Status report

Kadri practiced Tuesday in Vancouver for the first time since sustaining a concussion Feb. 19, but there is no definitive timeline for his return. … Hutton, whose 27:08 average ice time is third in the NHL since Feb. 5, won't play after blocking a shot in a 3-0 loss to the Vegas Golden Knights on Sunday. … Spooner will miss his first game since being acquired in a trade with the Edmonton Oilers on Feb. 16 with what coach Travis Green said is a nagging groin injury.

Stat pack

Tavares has nine points (four goals, five assists) in his past seven games. … The Canucks have scored two goals or fewer in eight of their past 10 games.