Jack Campbell will start in goal for Maple Leafs tonight in first-place tilt with Winnipeg Jets

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Jack Campbell will start in goal for the Leafs when they face the Jets tonight in Winnipeg (7:30 p.m. ET, Sportsnet), with first place on the line.

Freddie Andersen remains in Toronto, apparently not on the ice, and still in need of further medical evaluation.

“He’s (Andersen) on a follow-up appointment tomorrow, which we hope gives us more information on the next steps with him,” Leafs coach Sheldon Keefe said after the morning skate Zoom call Wednesday.

Andersen has not been on the ice since March 19, and is nursing a lower-body injury; it’s believed he suffered the injury in a game against Montreal in mid-February. He played through pain until it became too much to endure.

Campbell, who has had two lengthy injury absences this season, helped the Leafs to a 4-3 overtime win over Edmonton on Saturday, then missed Sunday’s practice and Monday’s game against the Oilers.

Keefe conceded there’s a “little bit” of concern with the health of his top goalies, and a busy schedule that sees Toronto finish out the regular season with 21 games in 43 days.

“When it comes to Jack’s situation, it’s a day-to-day thing,” Keefe said.

“He’s progressed well and when he has time to recover (between games), he bounces back and feels good . . . but it’s something we have to manage, and he has to be smart and tell us how he feels, so we can make the appropriate decisions.”

In the meantime, Keefe said Alex Galchenyuk will get a look on the Leafs power play in Winnipeg. Toronto’s power play, while among the tops in the NHL, has scored just once in its last 23 chances.

Here’s the Leafs lines and defensive pairings from the morning skate in Winnipeg:

Forwards

Hyman-Matthews-Marner

Galchenyuk-Tavares-Nylander

Thornton-Kerfoot-Spezza

Mikheyev-Engvall-Simmonds

Defence

Rielly-Brodie

Muzzin-Holl

Dermott-Bogosian

Goalies

Campbell starts

Hutchinson backs up

Mark Zwolinski is a Toronto-based sports reporter for the Star. Follow him on Twitter: @markzwol