Toronto Maple Leafs Depth Chart
2026-27 · 5-4-2 · 12 pts · 5th Atlantic
The Toronto Maple Leafs depth chart below is our projected lineup for the next game: their last game's lines from NHL shift data, minus players reported out, plus marked fill-ins and returns. It is the same lineup as on the line combinations and power-play pages.
The Maple Leafs top line is Paul, Nylander, Marchenko, the top pair Rielly and Stecher, and Bobrovsky has 7 of the 11 starts.
Goalies
- G164% of starts7 GS · 7 GP · .902
- G236% of starts4 GS · 4 GP · .897
Forward lines (LW · C · RW)
- F19:20
- F27:22
- F32:47
- F44:28
Power play
Projected next-game lineup. Time and shares from the last game, through 2026-10-20. Times are average TOI per game (all situations) and, beside each slot, 5-on-5 time together per game. Full line data, linemates and charts: Maple Leafs line combinations.
Toronto Maple Leafs injuries and fill-ins
- Cade WebberIR· ~10dInjured reserve (elbow), est. return Oct 31 (back in about 10 days, ESPN estimate)
- Chris TanevIR· ~1dInjured reserve (upper body), est. return Oct 22 (back in about 1 day, ESPN estimate)
- Dakota JoshuaIR-LT· ~3dLong-term injured reserve (abdomen), est. return Oct 24 (back in about 3 days, ESPN estimate)
- Elvis MerzlikinsIR-LT· ~160dLong-term injured reserve (shoulder), est. return Mar 30 (back in about 160 days, ESPN estimate)
- John TavaresIR· ~37dInjured reserve (lower body), est. return Nov 27 (back in about 37 days, ESPN estimate)
- Max DomiIR-LT· ~31dLong-term injured reserve (back), est. return Nov 21 (back in about 31 days, ESPN estimate)
- Miles WoodIR· ~1dInjured reserve (undisclosed), est. return Oct 22 (back in about 1 day, ESPN estimate)
- William VilleneuveIR· ~10dInjured reserve (knee), est. return Oct 31 (back in about 10 days, ESPN estimate)
- Bo GroulxSCRHealthy scratch 2 straight games
- Jake McCabeDTDDay-to-day (face)
- Nick BlankenburgSCRHealthy scratch last game
- Sergei BobrovskySCRHealthy scratch last game
IR and LTIR players drop off NHL rosters, so they are listed here from the injury report. Fill-ins are the seats the projection gave away: to the player who took the spot when the regular sat before, else the next man up.
How this lineup is built
- How the projection is built
- We start from the lines and pairs the team used in its last game (2026-10-20) and the last game's power-play units, all from NHL shift charts. Then we remove every player who is out, put returning players back, and fill each empty seat. A fill-in is first the regular's listed successor, usually the player who took that spot the last time he sat. If there is none, it is the next man up. For a power-play seat that is a player of the same type (forward or defenseman), PP2 players first, from players on the projected lines. A power-play seat whose holder is on no projected line or pair is refilled the same way. For a line or pair it is the extra skater who dressed most recently, same position first, with healthy scratches last. Every changed seat is marked. A line can't have stats as a unit until it has played together.
- Which window each number uses
- The lineup itself is the next-game projection above. Time together, share of team ice time and games together come from the last 1 game. A unit that only played in the last game shows that game's time ("together last game only"). A unit made by a fill-in or a return shows "not together yet". Line stability counts line, pair and PP1 moves over the last 10 games.
- Injuries, scratches and returns
- A player is out when the ESPN injury report lists him on IR, LTIR, out or suspended, when he is off the NHL roster, or when he is a regular who has missed 2 or more straight games with no injury report. A report is ignored once he has played a game after it. Day-to-day players stay in the lineup with a DTD tag. A player is "Returning" when he has been cleared from the injury report in the last 3 days, has missed at least one game, and hasn't played since. He goes back into the spot his stand-in now holds, on the power play always in a seat of his own type (forward or defenseman). If we can't tell who covered for him, he goes back to his line or pair from the recent games. He also goes back on the power play when his power-play time per game is more than that of the same-type player with the least on PP1 (or PP2).
- What "SCR" and "likely healthy scratch" mean
- SCR means the NHL game-day lineup listed him as a scratch and no injury report covers it: a healthy scratch. That is any scratch of a player who isn't a regular (however many games in a row), and a regular's single scratch. Games he missed while an injury report was open, or in the 2 days before it appeared, count as injury games, not scratches. A regular who misses 2 or more straight games with no injury report shows as OUT ("no injury report"), listed as a scratch or not, because we can't tell an unreported injury from a coach's decision. A regular is a player who has dressed for 3+ games and at least 75% of his team's games this season, or 50+ games for it last season.
- When it updates
- The lineup is rebuilt after each game's shift charts are processed and whenever the team's injury list changes. The injury report is checked hourly, and every 20 minutes around game times. Confirmed lineups from the morning skate are not used, so a late change shows only after the next injury-report check or the next game.
How this depth chart is built
This is the Maple Leafs lineup we project for the next game, the same one as on the line combinations and power-play pages. It starts from the lines, pairs and special-teams units of their last game, from NHL shift charts. Players reported out are removed, returning players are put back, and fill-ins are marked. F1 is the line that played the most. The times are 5-on-5 time together per game over the last game. Goalies are ordered by starts this season.
Top lines and pairs move more often than people expect. Over the last 8 games the Maple Leafs made 4.38 line, pair or PP1 moves per game against a league average of 4.06, and a single game with an injury or a blowout can reshuffle the bottom six. PP1 is far stickier than the even-strength lines.
For fantasy, PP1 and top-six ice time matter most: a winger moving from F3 to F1, or onto PP1, usually gains shots and points within a week. Fill-ins are projections, not confirmed lineups, so check the morning skate news before you start or stream someone.
Toronto Maple Leafs depth chart FAQ
Who is on the Maple Leafs top line?
For the next game we project Nick Paul, William Nylander, Kirill Marchenko on the Maple Leafs top line (together for 9:20 per game at 5-on-5 over the last game). The top defense pair is Morgan Rielly and Troy Stecher.
Who is on the Maple Leafs first power-play unit (PP1)?
We project McKenna, Matthews, Nylander, Marchenko, Raddysh on PP1 (48% of the team's power-play time over the last game). PP2 is Roslovic, Lettieri, Cowan, Ekman-Larsson, Rielly.
Who is the Maple Leafs starting goalie?
Sergei Bobrovsky has started 7 of the 11 games this season (64%). For tonight's confirmed or projected starter, see the Maple Leafs starting goalie page.
Which Maple Leafs players are injured?
Cade Webber (IR), Chris Tanev (IR), Dakota Joshua (IR-LT), Elvis Merzlikins (IR-LT), John Tavares (IR), Max Domi (IR-LT), Miles Wood (IR), William Villeneuve (IR), Bo Groulx (SCR), Jake McCabe (DTD), Nick Blankenburg (SCR), Sergei Bobrovsky (SCR). Each out regular's seat goes first to the player who took it when he sat before, else to the next man up.
How often is the Maple Leafs depth chart updated?
After every Maple Leafs game, once the shift charts are processed, and again whenever the Maple Leafs injury list changes. The injury report is checked several times a day.