SUNRISE, FLA.—It looks as if Nikita Soshnikov will get into the Maple Leafs lineup on Wednesday night when Toronto plays the Florida Panthers in the first of a two-game road trip.

Coach Mike Babcock suggested “there could be” lineup changes, but declined to get into specifics at after an optional morning skate. Dominic Moore skated with Josh Leivo and Roman Polak, an indication of the evening’s scratches.

The Leafs are coming off a 4-1 loss to Arizona that ended a six-game winning streak at a time when Toronto’s forward lines appear to be in flux.

Babcock has been reluctant to put his two young stars — Auston Matthews and Mitch Marner — together, but he has for parts of the last two games. They’ve looked good together and sparked the team.

“We just had a good run, now we have to get back on another one,” said Babcock. “We’re playing a team that’s really hungry, really skating, play their top guys a ton of minutes, and the goaltender has been real good for them.

Frederik Andersen is expected to make his 20th start. Roberto Luongo is expected to start for Florida ahead of ex-Leaf James Reimer. Luongo has played in six of Florida’s last eight games.

Soshnikov has played in only one game since his recall. But if he’s in, it likely means Patrick Marleau will have to move to centre.

Lines have suddenly become a fixation with Leaf Nation.

Here are the projected Leaf lines:

Zach Hyman-Auston Matthews-Willam Nylander

James van Riemsdyk-Patrick Marleau-Mitch Marner

Leo Komarov-Nazem Kadri-Connor Brown

Matt Martin-Tyler Bozak-Nikita Soshnikov

Leafs defence pairs

Ron Hainsey-Morgan Rielly

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Jake Gardiner-Nikita Zaitsev

Andreas Borgman-Connor Carrick.

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