Projected Lineups for Maple Leafs vs Devils – 12/10/24 – Hockey Writers – Projected Lineups

The Toronto Maple Leafs take on the New Jersey Devils tonight at the Prudential Center. Here are the projected/expected lineups obtained from NHL.com staff writers, freelance writers, and others.

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The proposed Maple Leafs

Max Pacioretty – Auston Matthews – Mitch Marner
Matthew Knies – John Tavares – William Nylander
Pontus Holmberg – Fraser Minten – Nicholas Robertson
Steven Lorentz – Connor Dewar – Ryan Reaves

Oliver Ekman-Larsson – Chris Tanev
Morgan Rielly – Phillippe Myers
Simon Benoit – Conor Timmins

Anthony Stolarz
Joseph Woll

Scratched: Marshall Rifai, Alexander Nylander, Nikita Grebenkin

Injured: Jake McCabe (head), Jani Hakanpaa (lower body), Bobby McMann (lower body), David Kampf (lower body), Calle Jarnkrok (lower body), Max Domi (lower body), Dakota Mermis (upper body)

Status report

• Domi, a striker who has missed the last eight games, is a game-time decision.
• McCabe, a defenseman, will miss his fifth straight game.

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Proposed list Devils

Ondrej Palat – Jack Hughes – Jesper Bratt
Timo Meier – Nico Hischier – Dawson Mercer
Paul Cotter – Erik Haula – Stefan Noesen
Tomas Tatar – Justin Dowling – Nathan Bastian

Brenden Dillon – Dougie Hamilton
Jonas Siegenthaler – Johnathan Kovacevic
Luke Hughes – Brett Pesce

Jacob Markstrom
Isaac Poulter

Scratched: Nick DeSimone, Kurtis MacDermid

Injured: Curtis Lazar (knee), Jake Allen (upper body)

Status report

• Poulter has been recalled to Utica of the American Hockey League and will back up Markstrom; Allen, the goaltender, is out with a long-term injury, according to Devils coach Sheldon Keefe.
• Bastian will play after missing the last 16 games with a jaw injury.

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