Projected Lineups for Maple Leafs vs Utah HC – 11/24/24 – Hockey Writers – Toronto Maple Leafs

The Utah Hockey Club will take on the Toronto Maple Leafs at the Scotiabank Arena tonight. Here are the projected/expected lineups obtained from NHL.com staff writers, freelance writers, and others.

7pm ET; TVAS, TSN4, NHLN, Utah16

Proposed Utah Hockey Club

Clayton Keller – Barrett Hayton – Nick Schmaltz
Matias Maccelli – Nick Bjugstad – Lawson Crouse
Jack McBain – Logan Cooley – Dylan Guenther
Alexander Kerfoot – Kevin Stenlund – Michael Carcone

Mikhail Sergachev – Olli Maatta
Ian Cole – Maveric Lamoureux
Michael Kesselring – Robert Bortuzzo

Jackson Stauber
Karel Vejmelka

Scratched: Liam O'Brien, Vladislav Kolyachonok, Juuso Valimaki

Injured: Connor Ingram (upper body), John Marino (lower body), Sean Durzi (shoulder)

Status report

• Utah missed the morning skate after a 6-1 win over the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday. Stauber may play in an NHL game for the first time since Feb. 22, 2023, with the Chicago Blackhawks.

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The proposed Maple Leafs

Nicholas Robertson – Pontus Holmberg – William Nylander
Bobby McMann – John Tavares – Mitch Marner
Nikita Grebenkin – Fraser Minten – Alex Nylander
Alex Steeves – Connor Dewar – Steven Lorentz

Morgan Rielly – Oliver Ekman-Larsson
Jake McCabe – Chris Tanev
Simon Benoit – Conor Timmins

Joseph Woll
Anthony Stolarz

Scratched: Jani Hakanpaa

Injured: Auston Matthews (upper body), David Kampf (lower body), Max Pacioretty (lower body), Calle Jarnkrok (lower body), Max Domi (lower body), Matthew Knies (upper body), Dakota Mermis (upper body)

Suspended: Ryan Reaves

Status report

• Matthews, a center, skated Sunday for the second straight day after returning from a five-day trip to Germany for medical appointments but will not play.
• Alex Nylander will make his first season start after signing a one-year contract on Friday. He had 12 points (eight goals, four assists) in 14 games with Toronto of the American Hockey League this season.
• Knies skated for the first time since his injury on Sunday in a 3-0 win against the Vegas Golden Knights on Wednesday. He won't play.

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