Maple Leafs lineup tonight: Toronto's projected lineup for game against Chicago Blackhawks | Dec 2, 2024

The Toronto Maple Leafs will take on the Chicago Blackhawks on Monday as they look to continue their strong play of late. They have won eight of their last 10 and face the struggling Blackhawks who are 8-14-2 so far.

Max Pacioretty is still sidelined for the time being, and Max Domi also remains off the ice with an injury. Calle Jarnkrok and Ryan Reaves are also out for the Leafs. Other than that, there are no major injuries to contend with in Toronto.

Additionally, Auston Matthews returned to action last week after a lengthy absence. With the captain back, it's likely that this will be their lineup for tonight's matchup:

Forwards:

1. LW Matthew Knies - C Auston Matthews - RW William Nylander
2. LW Pontus Holmberg - C John Tavares - RW Mitch Marner
3. LW Nicholas Robertson - C Fraser Minten - RW Steven Lorentz
4. LW Alexander Steeves - C Connor Dewar - RW Nikita Grebenkin

Defensemen:

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

Goaltenders:

• Joseph Woll
• Anthony Stolarz

Powerplay Unit:

• Matthew Knies, John Tavares, Mitch Marner, William Nylander, Auston Matthews
• Nicholas Robertson, Alex Nylander, Nikita Grebenkin, Oliver Ekman-Larsson, Morgan Rielly

Penalty Kill:

• Pontus Holmberg, Mitch Marner, Jake McCabe, Chris Tanev
• Fraser Minten, Steven Lorentz, Simon Benoit, Conor Timmins

The puck drop is scheduled for 7:30 pm EST on Monday. The Leafs will be at home for this contest.

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Odds for tonight's matchup and upcoming schedule for Maple Leafs

The Toronto Maple Leafs are favored in tonight's matchup against the Chicago Blackhawks. They're slowly getting healthier and overall winning a lot of games right now regardless of health. Per FanDuel, they're -345 to win outright. The Blackhawks are +270.

The puck line is Leafs -1.5, meaning they're expected to win and it could be by two or more goals. Losing by one would mean the Blackhawks covered the spread in this one. The over/under is set at 6.5 goals. The under is -120, while the over is +102.

The Maple Leafs are favored in this one (Credits: IMAGN)

On Wednesday, the Maple Leafs will take on the Nashville Predators. They will then begin a back-to-back on Friday and Saturday with the Washington Capitals and Pittsburgh Penguins, respectively.