Boston Bruins (15-4-3, first in the Atlantic Division) vs. Toronto Maple Leafs (12-6-3, third in the Atlantic Division)
Toronto; Saturday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: The Boston Bruins visit the Toronto Maple Leafs after the Maple Leafs took down the Seattle Kraken 4-3 in a shootout.
Toronto has gone 12-6-3 overall with a 5-3-1 record against the Atlantic Division. The Maple Leafs have scored and given up 69 goals this season for an even scoring differential.
Boston is 6-2-2 against the Atlantic Division and 15-4-3 overall. The Bruins have a 7-0-0 record in games they have fewer penalties than their opponent.
The teams meet Saturday for the second time this season. The Bruins won the previous meeting 3-2 in a shootout.
TOP PERFORMERS: Auston Matthews has 14 goals and nine assists for the Maple Leafs. William Nylander has scored six goals with seven assists over the last 10 games.
David Pastrnak has 13 goals and 20 assists for the Bruins. Charlie Coyle has scored seven goals with four assists over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Maple Leafs: 7-2-1, averaging 3.4 goals, 5.8 assists, 4.6 penalties and 11.7 penalty minutes while giving up 3.3 goals per game.
Bruins: 5-3-2, averaging 3.5 goals, 6.4 assists, 4.5 penalties and 9.9 penalty minutes while giving up three goals per game.
INJURIES: Maple Leafs: John Klingberg: out (undisclosed), Mark Giordano: out (finger), Matt Murray: out (hip), Timothy Liljegren: out (lower-body), Jake Muzzin: out for season (back).
Bruins: Milan Lucic: out (personal).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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