GOLDEN KNIGHTS (11-5-2) AT MAPLE LEAFS (11-6-2)

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)

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

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. … 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.