Maple Leafs lineup tonight: Toronto's projected lineup for the game against the Winnipeg Jets


The Toronto Maple Leafs are back on offense tonight jets” target=”_blank” rel=”noopener noreferrer” data-is-sponsored=”false”>Winnipeg Jets. This is an early pick as the Jets come into this contest 24-10-1 and have the most points. The Maple Leafs head into today's contest Enters 21-11-2.

Austin Matthews considered daily after sustaining an upper body injury. He missed the last competition but could return for today's competition. Additionally, Jan Hakanpaa and Anthony Stolarz remain on Injured Reserve with knee injuries.

Their order may look like this:

  1. LW Matthew Knies – C Auston Matthews – RW Mitch Marner
  2. LW Max Pacioretty – C John Tavares – RW William Nylander
  3. LW Bobby McMann – C Max Domi – RW Nicholas Robertson
  4. LW Pontus Holmberg – C David Kampf – RW Steven Lorentz

Defense pairs:

  1. Morgan Rielly – Conor Timmins
  2. Oliver Ekman-Larsson – Chris Tanev
  3. Simon Benoit – Jake McCabe

Goalkeepers:

Powerplay Units:

  1. William Nylander, John Tavares, Mitch Marner, Morgan Rielly, Auston Matthews
  2. Matthew Knies, Max Domi, Max Pacioretty, Oliver Ekman-Larsson, Nicholas Robertson

Penalty Kill Teams:

  1. Auston Matthews, Mitch Marner, Jake McCabe, Chris Tanev
  2. Connor Dewar, Steven Lorentz, Simon Benoit, Oliver Ekman-Larsson

If Matthews can't go, expect John Tavares to slide into his spot on the first line and on the power play and penalty kill units. The Leafs will be at home today at 02:00 NHL– leading aircraft.

Here are the odds for the Maple Leafs today and a look at the upcoming schedule

Despite the Winnipeg Jets currently leading the NHL, the Toronto Maple Leafs dominate. Here are the complete odds for FanDuel:

  • Toronto is -120 to win on the moneyline.
  • Winnipeg is +100 to win outright.
  • Over/under is set at 5.5 goals.
  • Already -124.
  • Below +102.
  • The puck line is Toronto -1.5, which is +205. The Jets are -260 to cover.

After taking on the Jets, the Leafs go on vacation. They resume play on Friday, December 27th at 7:00 PM EST against Detroit Red Wings. They then play again on Saturday, December 28 at 7:00 p.m. Washington Capitals.

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The Leafs end 2024 with a match on December 31 New York Islanders at 1:00 PM EST. They see the Islanders again on Jan. 2 at 7:30 p.m. EST and that week on Jan. 4 at 7 p.m. Boston Bruins.