Maple Leafs at Jets preview

MAPLE LEAFS (6-3-0) at JETS (6-2-1)
7 p.m. ET; NBCSN, TVAS, SN360, SN1

Matthews' 16 points (10 goals, 16 assists) are tied with Colorado Avalanche forward Mikko Rantanen and Boston Bruins center Patrice Bergeron for the NHL lead. The No. 1 pick in the 2016 NHL Draft has eight points (one goal, seven assists) and is plus-1 against Laine and the Jets.
Laine, the No. 2 pick in 2016, has six points (five goals, one assist) including a hat trick against Matthews and the Maple Leafs.
Winnipeg goes for its fourth consecutive win and Toronto hopes to avoid losing three straight games after winning five in a row. The Jets are 14-0-1 at home since Feb. 27.

Players to watch

Jets forward Mark Scheifele has five points (two goals, three assists) in his past two games.
Maple Leafs defenseman Morgan Rielly has one assist in his past three games after he had 13 points (three goals, 10 assists) in a six-game point streak

They said it

"It starts with speed and I think just the willingness to out-muscle and out-battle the guys across from you. It's going to be important tonight, especially against a big, heavy team like Winnipeg." -- Maple Leafs center Auston Matthews
"It's going to be fun. Obviously, Toronto is a great team. They've got a lot of skill up front, so we know we have to be at our best to beat a team like this." -- Jets forward Mark Scheifele

Maple Leafs projected lineup

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

Jets projected lineup

Patrik Laine -- Mark Scheifele -- Blake Wheeler
Kyle Connor -- Bryan Little -- Nikolaj Ehlers
Andrew Copp -- Adam Lowry -- Brandon Tanev
Brendan Lemieux -- Jack Roslovic -- Mathieu Perreault
Josh Morrissey -- Jacob Trouba
Ben Chiarot -- Dustin Byfuglien
Dmitry Kulikov -- Tyler Myers
Connor Hellebuyck
Laurent Brossoit
Scratched:Nic Petan, Joe Morrow
Injured: None

Status report

Marincin replaces Dermott in Toronto's lineup. … Laine was moved to the top line at left wing with Connor going to left wing on the second line.

Stat pack

Tavares has one assist in his past four games after he had nine points (five goals, four assists) in a three-game point streak. … Byfuglien has four points (one goal, three assists) in his past three games and is one from 500 in the NHL.