MAPLE LEAFS (27-24-11) at RANGERS (23-29-8)
7 p.m. ET; MSG, TSN4
Maple Leafs projected lineup
Easton Cowan — Auston Matthews — William Nylander
Matthew Knies — John Tavares — Max Domi
Matias Maccelli — Jacob Quillan — Dakota Joshua
Nicholas Robertson — Calle Jarnkrok — Steven Lorentz
Morgan Rielly — Brandon Carlo
Troy Stecher — Jake McCabe
Simon Benoit — Philippe Myers
Joseph Woll
Anthony Stolarz
Scratched: Scott Laughton, Bobby McMann, Oliver Ekman-Larsson
Injured: Chris Tanev (core muscle surgery), Dakota Mermis (lower body)
Rangers projected lineup
Will Cuylle — Mika Zibanejad — Gabe Perreault
Taylor Raddysh — Vincent Trocheck — Alexis Lafreniere
Tye Kartye — Noah Laba — Conor Sheary
Adam Edstrom — Sam Carrick — Juuso Parssinen
Vladislav Gavrikov — Adam Fox
Braden Schneider — Will Borgen
Matthew Robertson — Vincent Iorio
Igor Shesterkin
Jonathan Quick
Scratched: Urho Vaakanainen, Jaroslav Chmelar, Jonny Brodzinski
Injured: Matt Rempe (upper body), J.T. Miller (upper body)
Status report
The Maple Leafs traded forward Nicolas Roy to the Colorado Avalanche on Thursday for a conditional first-round pick in the 2026 NHL Draft and a conditional first-round pick in the 2027 NHL Draft; because they are expected to scratch forwards Laughton and McMann and Ekman-Larsson, a defenseman, for roster management purposes for the second straight game, they recalled Quillan from Toronto of the American Hockey League on Thursday. … Miller will not play after the forward was injured during a 5-4 overtime loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets on Monday. … Edstrom is expected to play for the first time since Nov. 29 after missing 33 games with a lower-body injury. … Parssinen and Chmelar each was recalled from Hartford of the American Hockey League on Tuesday; Chmelar, a forward, is expected to be a healthy scratch. Parssinen will play in an NHL game for the first time since Nov. 22. … Forward Brendan Brisson and defenseman Scott Morrow each was assigned to Hartford on Tuesday.