Jake McCabe returns to the lineup as the Maple Leafs look to take care of business against a tired and struggling Anaheim Ducks team that has lost four in a row, including a 5-1 loss last night in Ottawa (7:00 p.m. EST, Sportsnet Ontario). source
Matthew Knies– Auston Matthews — Mitch Marner
Max Pacioretty — John Tavares — William Nylander
Pontus Holmberg — Fraser Minten — Max Domi
Steven Lorentz — Connor Dewar — Ryan Reaves
Morgan Rielly — Oliver Ekman-Larsson
Jake McCabe — Chris Tanev
Simon Benoit — Conor Timmins
Anthony Stolarz
Joseph Woll
Scratched: Alex Nylander, Nikita Grebenkin, Nicholas Robertson, Phillippe Myers
Injured: Jani Hakanpaa (lower body), Bobby McMann (lower body), David Kampf (lower body), Calle Jarnkrok (lower body)
Status report: McCabe will return after missing the past five games after taking a puck to the head on November 30 against the Tampa Bay Lightning. … Defenseman Marshal Rifai was assigned to Toronto of the American Hockey League on Thursday. Forward Nikita Grebenkin was recalled.
Sure hope Patches stays healthy. Dude’s on fire. And he’s got like hockey geezer telepathy with JT.