NHL LIVE Chicago Blackhawks @ Toronto Maple Leafs Feb/15/2023 Full Game Reaction

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Auston Matthews is expected to return from a sprained knee for the Toronto Maple Leafs on Wednesday night for the game against the visiting Chicago Blackhawks.

Matthews, who is tied for third on the team with 53 points, has not played since Jan. 25, when he sustained the injury in warmups before a 3-2 overtime win against the visiting New York Rangers. He still played in that contest but aggravated the ailment.

The Leafs are 2-3-0 since Matthews has been sidelined.

The Blackhawks are coming off a 4-0 loss to the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday night and have dropped the first two games of a four-game trip.

Matthews skated on a line with Michael Bunting and William Nylander during practice on Tuesday.

The Maple Leafs are coming off a lethargic 4-3 home loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday, so having Matthews back would be a welcome development.

Defenseman Justin Holl, who played poorly against Columbus, will be benched on Wednesday, and Conor Timmins will replace him.

The Blackhawks allowed three third-period goals in Montreal. They had only 22 shots on Montreal goaltender Jake Allen and appeared lethargic.

Blackhawks defenseman Connor Murphy said, “It’s not that we got off the game plan. We didn’t get to the game plan.”

Chicago defenseman Jarred Tinordi — making his second appearance after missing 20 games recovering from facial surgery — left the Tuesday game in the first period with a lower-body injury. He will not play at Toronto, Richardson said.

The availability of forward MacKenzie Entwistle (undisclosed) for Wednesday was uncertain after he left in the third period.

Blackhawks forward Jason Dickinson, meanwhile, briefly left with a wrist injury but later returned.

Maple Leafs projected lineup

Forwards
Alexander Kerfoot – John Tavares – Mitchell Marner
Michael Bunting – Auston Matthews – William Nylander
Pierre Engvall – David Kampf – Calle Jarnkrok
Zach Aston-Reese – Pontus Holmberg – Joey Anderson

Defencemen
Morgan Rielly – TJ Brodie
Mark Giordano – Timothy Liljegren
Rasmus Sandin – Conor Timmins

Goalies
Ilya Samsonov
Joseph Woll

Scratched: Wayne Simmonds, Alex Steeves, Justin Holl, Jordie Benn
Injured: Jake Muzzin (neck), Victor Mete (upper body), Nicholas Robertson (shoulder), Matt Murray (ankle)

Blackhawks projected lineup

Forwards
Tyler Johnson – Jason Dickinson – Patrick Kane
Philipp Kurashev – Max Domi – Taylor Raddysh
Andreas Athanasiou – Sam Lafferty – Colin Blackwell
Boris Katchouk – MacKenzie Entwistle – Reese Johnson

Defencemen
Jake McCabe – Seth Jones
Jack Johnson – Connor Murphy
Ian Mitchell – Caleb Jones

Goalies
Petr Mrazek
Jaxson Stauber

Scratched: Cole Guttman, Brett Seney, Isaak Phillips
Injured: Jonathan Toews (illness), Jujhar Khaira (back), Alex Stalock (ocular dysfunction), Jarred Tinordi (knee)

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