{"id":267783,"date":"2024-12-30T16:26:06","date_gmt":"2024-12-30T16:26:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/30\/maple-leafs-lineup-tonight-torontos-projected-lineup-for-game-against-winnipeg-jets\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:09:53","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:09:53","slug":"maple-leafs-lineup-tonight-torontos-projected-lineup-for-game-against-winnipeg-jets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/30\/maple-leafs-lineup-tonight-torontos-projected-lineup-for-game-against-winnipeg-jets\/","title":{"rendered":"Maple Leafs lineup tonight: Toronto\u2019s projected lineup for game against Winnipeg Jets"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-content\" data-postid=\"4699449\" data-slug-id=\"2290392\">\n<div class=\"vidazoo-player-container\">\n<span class=\"vidazoo-close-btn  hidden \"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/cmc-predictor\/v2\/cross-icon.png?w=40\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" alt=\"close\"\/><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Toronto Maple Leafs are back in action tonight against the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/us\/nhl\/winnipeg-&lt;a%20href=\" https:=\"\">jets<\/a>&#8221; target=&#8221;_blank&#8221; rel=&#8221;noopener noreferrer&#8221; data-is-sponsored=&#8221;false&#8221;&gt;Winnipeg Jets. This is an early marquee matchup, as the Jets come into this one 24-10-1 and with the most points in the league. The Maple Leafs are 21-11-2 entering today&#8217;s contest.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/us\/nhl\/auston-matthews\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Auston Matthews<\/a> is considerted day-to-day after suffereing an upper body injury. He missed the last contest, but he could be back for today&#8217;s. Additionally, Jan Hakanpaa and Anthony Stolarz remain on Injured Reserve with knee injuries.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s what their lineup could look like:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>LW Matthew Knies &#8211; C Auston Matthews &#8211; RW Mitch Marner<\/li>\n<li>LW Max Pacioretty &#8211; C John Tavares &#8211; RW William Nylander<\/li>\n<li>LW Bobby McMann &#8211; C Max Domi &#8211; RW Nicholas Robertson<\/li>\n<li>LW Pontus Holmberg &#8211; C David Kampf &#8211; RW Steven Lorentz<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><template id=\"also-read-articles-template\"><\/p>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<p><strong>Defense Pairings:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Morgan Rielly &#8211; Conor Timmins<\/li>\n<li>Oliver Ekman-Larsson &#8211; Chris Tanev<\/li>\n<li>Simon Benoit &#8211; Jake McCabe<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Goaltenders:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Powerplay Units:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>William Nylander, John Tavares, Mitch Marner, Morgan Rielly, Auston Matthews<\/li>\n<li>Matthew Knies, Max Domi, Max Pacioretty, Oliver Ekman-Larsson, Nicholas Robertson<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Penalty Kill Squads:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Auston Matthews, Mitch Marner, Jake McCabe, Chris Tanev<\/li>\n<li>Connor Dewar, Steven Lorentz, Simon Benoit, Oliver Ekman-Larsson<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>If Matthews can&#8217;t go, then expect John Tavares to slide up into his spot in the first line and in the powerplay and penalty kill units. The Leafs will be at home today at 2:00 to face the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/tournament\/nhl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">NHL<\/a>-leading Jets.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h2>Odds for Maple Leafs today and a look at the upcoming schedule<\/h2>\n<p>Despite the Winnipeg Jets leading the NHL right now, the Toronto Maple Leafs are favored. Here are the full odds per FanDuel:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Toronto is -120 to win on the moneyline.<\/li>\n<li>Winnipeg is +100 to win outright.<\/li>\n<li>The over\/under is set at 5.5 goals.<\/li>\n<li>The over is -124.<\/li>\n<li>The under +102.<\/li>\n<li>The puck line is Toronto -1.5, which is +205. The Jets are -260 to cover.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>After taking on the Jets, the Leafs are off for the holiday. They resume play on Friday, Dec. 27 at 7:00 pm EST against the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/us\/nhl\/detroit-red-wings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Detroit Red Wings<\/a>. They then play again on Saturday, Dec. 28 at 7:00 pm against the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/us\/nhl\/washington-capitals\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Washington Capitals<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sk-app-thumbnail\" alt=\"The Leafs are favored today (Imagn)\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2024\/12\/63c5e-17349561408446-1920.jpg\"\/><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazy-img\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1565\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2024\/12\/63c5e-17349561408446-1920.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2024\/12\/63c5e-17349561408446-1920.jpg?w=190 190w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2024\/12\/63c5e-17349561408446-1920.jpg?w=720 720w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2024\/12\/63c5e-17349561408446-1920.jpg?w=640 640w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2024\/12\/63c5e-17349561408446-1920.jpg?w=1045 1045w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2024\/12\/63c5e-17349561408446-1920.jpg?w=1200 1200w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2024\/12\/63c5e-17349561408446-1920.jpg?w=1460 1460w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2024\/12\/63c5e-17349561408446-1920.jpg?w=1600 1600w, https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2024\/12\/63c5e-17349561408446-1920.jpg 1920w\" alt=\"The Leafs are favored today (Imagn)\" src-low=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/editor\/2024\/12\/63c5e-17349561408446-1920.jpg?w=640\" bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,&lt;svg%20xmlns=%22http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg%22%20viewBox=%220%200%201920%201565%22&gt;&lt;\/svg&gt;\"\/><figcaption>The Leafs are favored today (Imagn)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Leafs close out 2024 with a Dec. 31 matchup with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/us\/nhl\/new-york-islanders\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">New York Islanders<\/a> at 1:00 pm EST. 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