Carolina Hurricanes (40-20-6, second in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Toronto Maple Leafs (38-19-8, third in the Atlantic Division)
Toronto; Saturday, 7 p.m. EDT
BOTTOM LINE: The Carolina Hurricanes visit the Toronto Maple Leafs looking to extend a three-game road winning streak.
Toronto has gone 18-12-2 in home games and 38-19-8 overall. The Maple Leafs have a 20-6-1 record in games they have fewer penalties than their opponent.
Carolina has an 18-11-2 record in road games and a 40-20-6 record overall. The Hurricanes have allowed 174 goals while scoring 219 for a +45 scoring differential.
The matchup Saturday is the second meeting between these teams this season. The Hurricanes won 3-2 in the previous matchup.
TOP PERFORMERS: Auston Matthews has 55 goals and 27 assists for the Maple Leafs. Tyler Bertuzzi has scored six goals with three assists over the past 10 games.
Jake Guentzel has scored 22 goals with 31 assists for the Hurricanes. Andrei Svechnikov has five goals and six assists over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Maple Leafs: 7-3-0, averaging 3.3 goals, 5.5 assists, 3.5 penalties and 8.8 penalty minutes while giving up 2.9 goals per game.
Hurricanes: 6-3-1, averaging 3.2 goals, 5.6 assists, 4.3 penalties and 8.9 penalty minutes while giving up 1.8 goals per game.
INJURIES: Maple Leafs: Mitchell Marner: day to day (lower body), Conor Timmins: out (illness), John Klingberg: out for season (hip), Mark Giordano: out (concussion), Matt Murray: out (hip), Jake Muzzin: out for season (back).
Hurricanes: Jack Drury: day to day (lower body).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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