Auston Matthews isn’t quite ready to return for this Atlantic Division showdown between the surging Maple Leafs and the slumping Florida Panthers, who have won and lost four in a row, respectively (7:30 p.m. EST, Sportsnet).

Projected Lineup:

Nicholas Robertson – Pontus Holmberg – William Nylander
Bobby McMann – John Tavares – Mitch Marner
Nikita Grebenkin – Fraser Minten – Alex Nylander
Alex Steeves – Connor Dewar – Steven Lorentz

Morgan Rielly – Oliver Ekman-Larsson
Jake McCabe – Chris Tanev
Simon Benoit – Conor Timmins

Anthony Stolarz
Joseph Woll

Scratched: Jani Hakanpaa

Injured: Auston Matthews (upper body), David Kampf (lower body), Max Pacioretty (lower body), Calle Jarnkrok (lower body), Max Domi (lower body), Matthew Knies (upper body), Dakota Mermis (upper body)

Suspended: Ryan Reaves