<p>Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Joseph Woll is the projected starter for Saturday&#8217;s game against the Montreal Canadiens.</p>
<p>Woll was in the visiting net during Saturday&#8217;s morning skate via <a href="https://x.com/dalter/status/1880656004016410659">David Alter of The Hockey News</a>. The 26-year-old has posted a 15-8-0 record with a .907 save percentage and 2.66 goals against average this season, and is the Maple Leafs&#8217; No. 1 goaltender, while Anthony Stolarz recovers from a procedure to remove a loose body from his knee.</p>
<p>Maple Leafs head coach Craig Berube elected to keep his lineup intact from Thursday&#8217;s win over the New Jersey Devils, with one small change: Ryan Reaves appears to be slotting in for Connor Dewar, based on line rushes posted by Alter. Reaves has posted two assists in 28 games this season.</p>
<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s a big game. Montreal. It&#8217;s a big rivalry, obviously. They got some physical players over there, so we&#8217;ve got to be physical tonight,&#8221; Berube said of Reaves&#8217; inclusion via <a href="https://x.com/lukefoxjukebox/status/1880669977667412133">Sportsnet&#8217;s Luke Fox</a>.</p>
<p>Fraser Minten hasn&#8217;t taken part in a practice since being called up from the AHL&#8217;s Toronto Marlies, and Berube indicated he will need to take part in a team session before getting back into the lineup, while John Tavares is on injured reserve with a lower-body injury.</p>
<p>Simon Benoit appears to be a healthy scratch for the second consecutive game. Benoit has struggled throughout the past two months, and Berube is electing to keep the Morgan Rielly-Philippe Myers tandem intact, while Jake McCabe and Chris Tanev form Toronto&#8217;s best defensive partnership. McCabe was outstanding in his return from a four-game injury-related absence in Thursday&#8217;s win over the Devils.</p>
<h3>Maple Leafs&#8217; projected lineup vs. Canadiens</h3>
<p><em>Matthew Knies-Auston Matthews-Mitch Marner </em></p>
<p><em>Bobby McMann-Max Domi-William Nylander </em></p>
<p><em>Max Pacioretty-Pontus Holmberg-Nick Robertson </em></p>
<p><em>Steven Lorentz-David Kampf-Ryan Reaves</em></p>
<p><em>Morgan Rielly-Philippe Myers</em></p>
<p><em>Jake McCabe-Chris Tanev </em></p>
<p><em>Oliver Ekman-Larsson-Conor Timmins </em></p>
<p><em>Joseph Woll (projected starter)</em></p>
<p><em>Dennis Hildeby </em></p>
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Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Joseph Woll is the projected starter for Saturday's game against the Montreal Canadiens.

Woll was in the visiting net during Saturday's morning skate via <a href="https://x.com/dalter/status/1880656004016410659">David Alter of The Hockey News</a>. The 26-year-old has posted a 15-8-0 record with a .907 save percentage and 2.66 goals against average this season, and is the Maple Leafs' No. 1 goaltender, while Anthony Stolarz recovers from a procedure to remove a loose body from his knee.

Maple Leafs head coach Craig Berube elected to keep his lineup intact from Thursday's win over the New Jersey Devils, with one small change: Ryan Reaves appears to be slotting in for Connor Dewar, based on line rushes posted by Alter. Reaves has posted two assists in 28 games this season.

"It's a big game. Montreal. It's a big rivalry, obviously. They got some physical players over there, so we've got to be physical tonight," Berube said of Reaves' inclusion via <a href="https://x.com/lukefoxjukebox/status/1880669977667412133">Sportsnet's Luke Fox</a>.

Fraser Minten hasn't taken part in a practice since being called up from the AHL's Toronto Marlies, and Berube indicated he will need to take part in a team session before getting back into the lineup, while John Tavares is on injured reserve with a lower-body injury.

Simon Benoit appears to be a healthy scratch for the second consecutive game. Benoit has struggled throughout the past two months, and Berube is electing to keep the Morgan Rielly-Philippe Myers tandem intact, while Jake McCabe and Chris Tanev form Toronto's best defensive partnership. McCabe was outstanding in his return from a four-game injury-related absence in Thursday's win over the Devils.
<h3>Maple Leafs' projected lineup vs. Canadiens</h3>
<em>Matthew Knies-Auston Matthews-Mitch Marner </em>

<em>Bobby McMann-Max Domi-William Nylander </em>

<em>Max Pacioretty-Pontus Holmberg-Nick Robertson </em>

<em>Steven Lorentz-David Kampf-Ryan Reaves</em>

<em>Morgan Rielly-Philippe Myers</em>

<em>Jake McCabe-Chris Tanev </em>

<em>Oliver Ekman-Larsson-Conor Timmins </em>

<em>Joseph Woll (projected starter)</em>

<em>Dennis Hildeby </em>
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