Projected Lineups for the Maple Leafs vs Golden Knights – 11/20/24 – The Hockey Writers Toronto Maple Leafs Latest News, Analysis & More

The Vegas Golden Knights take on the Toronto Maple Leafs at Scotiabank Arena tonight. Here are the projected/expected lineups sourced from NHL.com staff writers, independent correspondents, and others.

7:30 p.m. ET; TVAS, SN, SCRIPPS

Golden Knights projected lineup

Ivan Barbashev — Jack Eichel — Pavel Dorofeyev
Tomas Hertl — Nicolas Roy — Keegan Kolesar
Brett Howden — William Karlsson — Alexander Holtz
Tanner Pearson — Callahan Burke — Cole Schwindt

Noah Hanifin — Alex Pietrangelo
Brayden McNabb — Kaedan Korczak
Shea Theodore — Zach Whitecloud

Adin Hill
Ilya Samsonov

Scratched: Mason Morelli

Injured: Mark Stone (lower body), Victor Olofsson (lower body), Nicolas Hague (undisclosed), Ben Hutton (upper body)

Status report

• Hutton, a defenseman, was placed on long-term injured reserve Tuesday.
• The Golden Knights recalled Burke and Morelli, a forward, from Henderson of the American Hockey League on Wednesday. Burke is expected to make his season debut.

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Maple Leafs projected lineup

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

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), Dakota Mermis (upper body)

Suspended: Ryan Reaves

Status report

• Kampf, a forward, was placed on long-term injured reserve.
• Reaves, a forward, will serve the first of a five-game suspension for an illegal check to the head against Edmonton Oilers defenseman Darnell Nurse on Saturday.
• Minten was recalled from Toronto of the AHL on Tuesday and will make his season debut.
• Domi, a forward, was placed on injured reserve retroactive to Nov. 16.
• Grebenkin was also recalled and will make his NHL debut.
• Benoit will play after being scratched the past two games.

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