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

Projected Lineup:

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.