Maple Leafs at Golden Knights

MAPLE LEAFS (4-2-0) at GOLDEN KNIGHTS (4-2-0)

Maple Leafs projected lineup
Michael Bunting -- Auston Matthews -- Mitch Marner
Nicholas Robertson -- John Tavares -- William Nylander
Pierre Engvall -- Alex Kerfoot -- Calle Jarnkrok
Kyle Clifford -- David Kampf -- Wayne Simmonds
Morgan Rielly -- TJ Brodie
Rasmus Sandin -- Justin Holl
Mark Giordano -- Victor Mete
Ilya Samsonov
Erik Kallgren
Scratched:Denis Malgin, Filip Kral, Nicolas Aube-Kubel, Zach Aston-Reese
Injured:Timothy Liljegren (hernia), Jordie Benn (groin), Matt Murray (adductor), Jake Muzzin (neck)
Golden Knights projected lineup
Chandler Stephenson -- Jack Eichel -- Mark Stone
Reilly Smith -- William Karlsson -- Jonathan Marchessault
Michael Amadio -- Brett Howden -- Phil Kessel
William Carrier -- Nicolas Roy -- Keegan Kolesar
Alec Martinez -- Alex Pietrangelo
Brayden McNabb -- Shea Theodore
Nicolas Hague -- Zach Whitecloud
Logan Thompson
Adin Hill
Scratched:Jake Leschyshyn, Paul Cotter, Ben Hutton
Injured:Laurent Brossoit (hip)
Status report
Samsonov is expected to start for the fifth time in six games. … Kessel will play in his 989th consecutive game, tying Keith Yandle for the NHL record.