STARS (48-20-12) AT MAPLE LEAFS (32-34-14)
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Stars projected lineup
Michael Bunting — Wyatt Johnston — Mikko Rantanen
Jason Robertson — Matt Duchene — Mavrik Bourque
Justin Hryckowian — Radek Faksa — Jamie Benn
Arttu Hyry — Oskar Back — Colin Blackwell
Thomas Harley — Tyler Myers
Esa Lindell — Ilya Lyubushkin
Kyle Capobianco — Alexander Petrovic
Casey DeSmith
Jake Oettinger
Scratched: Lian Bichsel, Adam Erne
Injured: Nathan Bastian (hand), Miro Heiskanen (decrease physique), Roope Hintz (decrease physique), Nils Lundkvist (sickness), Tyler Seguin (ACL), Sam Steel (undisclosed)
Maple Leafs projected lineup
Easton Cowan — John Tavares — William Nylander
Matias Maccelli — Max Domi — Matthew Knies
Steven Lorentz — Luke Haymes — Nicholas Robertson
Ryan Tverberg — Jacob Quillan — Calle Jarnkrok
Morgan Rielly — Troy Stecher
Simon Benoit — Jake McCabe
Oliver Ekman-Larsson — William Villeneuve
Artur Akhtyamov
Joseph Woll
Scratched: Michael Pezzetta, Philippe Myers
Injured: Auston Matthews (MCL), Dakota Joshua (higher physique), Chris Tanev (groin), Brandon Carlo (decrease physique), Anthony Stolarz (decrease physique)
Status report
Faksa will return after lacking 23 video games with a lower-body damage, and Bunting (decrease physique) will play after lacking six. … Tverberg will make his NHL debut after 160 video games with Toronto of the American Hockey League. He was a seventh-round decide (No. 213) within the 2020 NHL Draft.
