Nazem Kadri sits out one more while TJ Brennan may make his Leaf debut (won’t know ’till gametime).
Maple Leafs Projected Lines
James van Riemsdyk – Peter Holland – Richard Panik
Joffrey Lupul – Tyler Bozak – Phil Kessel
Leo Komarov – Trevor Smith – David Booth
Joakim Lindstrom – Zach Sill – Brandon Kozun
Eric Brewer – Morgan Rielly
Dion Phaneuf – Jake Gardiner
Tim Erixon – Andrew MacWilliam
TJ Brennan
James Reimer
Jonathan Bernier
Scratched: Nazem Kadri
Injured: Stephane Robidas (shoulder), Roman Polak (hernia), Nathan Horton (concussion)
Calgary Flames Projected Lines
Johnny Gaudreau – Sean Monahan – Jiri Hudler
Lance Bouma – Mikael Backlund – David Jones
Mason Raymond – Josh Jooris – Joe Colborne
Brandon Bollig – Matt Stajan – Michael Ferland
Kris Russell – Dennis Wideman
TJ Brodie – Deryk Engelland
David Schlemko – Raphael Diaz
Jonas Hiller
Karri Ramo
Scratched: Corey Potter, Emile Poirier
Injured: Drew Shore (undisclosed), Ladislav Smid (upper body), Paul Byron (lower body), Mark Giordano (torn biceps tendon)
Status report: The Maple Leafs and Flames each held optional skates. … Phaneuf (illness) missed the morning skate but is expected to play. … Reimer is expected to start for the Maple Leafs, while Calgary will start Hiller. (NHL.com)
Who’s hot: Booth has three goals and five points during a five-game point streak. … Backlund has two goals and four assists as part of a six-game point streak. … Monahan (two goals, four assists), Hudler (five goals, four assists) and Gaudreau (three goals, three assists) are on five-game point streaks. (NHL.com)
