Playing their third game in four days (and sixth in 10 days since the break), the Maple Leafs seek their sixth win in a row tonight but must avoid the trap game against the bottom-feeding San Jose Sharks (7:30 p.m. EST, Amazon Prime). source

Projected lineup:

Matthew Knies — Auston Matthews — Mitch Marner
Pontus Holmberg — John Tavares — William Nylander
Bobby McMann — Max Domi — Nicholas Robertson
Connor Dewar — David Kampf — Ryan Reaves

Morgan Rielly — Oliver Ekman-Larsson
Jake McCabe — Philippe Myers
Simon Benoit — Conor Timmins

Anthony Stolarz
Joseph Woll

Scratched: Alex Steeves, Dakota Mermis

Injured: Jani Hakanpaa (lower body), Calle Jarnkrok (lower body), Max Pacioretty (tightness), Chris Tanev (upper body), Steven Lorentz (undisclosed)

Status report: The Maple Leafs recalled Mermis from Toronto of the AHL on Monday, but it’s uncertain if the defenseman will play. Defenseman Marshall Rifai was assigned to Toronto of the AHL.