Maple Leafs lineup tonight: Toronto's projected lineup for game against Nashville Predators | Dec. 4, 2024

The Toronto Maple Leafs take on the Nashville Predators on Wednesday night. These two teams are trending in opposite directions early on this year despite both being playoff teams in 2023-24. The Preds are in seventh in their division, while the Leafs lead theirs.

On paper, this matchup shouldn't be that close. Despite some injuries to contend with, the Leafs are red-hot right now. With relative health, the Predators are not. Max Domi and Max Pacioretty remain on IR for the Leafs. Jake McCabe is considered day-to-day. Here's what their lineup for tonight's matchup could look like.

Forwards:

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

Defensemen:

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

Goalkeepers:

• Joseph Woll
• Anthony Stolarz

Powerplay Squad:

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

Penalty Kill Unit:

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

The puck drop is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. EST on Wednesday. Toronto has another home game, a place where it has done well this year. It has won three in a row and six of its last seven.

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Maple Leafs odds and upcoming schedule

The Maple Leafs are favored to win this one, but here are the odds which are subject to change throughout the day:

• Toronto is -166 to win.
• The Predators are +138.
• The over/under line is set at 5.5. Over is -120 and under is +100.
• Leafs -1.5 is the puck line

After their contest with the Predators, the Leafs will take on the Washington Capitals on Friday at 7 p.m. EST. They will then have a back-to-back against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday at 7 p.m.

Auston Matthews is back for the Toronto Maple Leafs (Imagn)

The following week, they will take on the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday at 7 p.m.. Then on Thursday at the same time, they will see the Anaheim Ducks.

They will then have a back-to-back the following Saturday and Sunday vs. the Detroit Red Wings (7 p.m.) and the Buffalo Sabres (5 p.m.).