Maple Leafs take win streak into matchup with the Canucks
Toronto Maple Leafs (33-19-2, in the Atlantic Division) vs. Vancouver Canucks (25-18-11, in the Pacific Division)
Vancouver, British Columbia; Saturday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: The Toronto Maple Leafs will try to prolong a three-game win streak with a victory over the Vancouver Canucks.
Vancouver has a 25-18-11 record overall and a 10-10-7 record on its home ice. The Canucks serve 9.6 penalty minutes per game to rank fifth in NHL play.
Toronto has a 33-19-2 record overall and a 14-8-2 record on the road. The Maple Leafs have gone 11-2-2 in one-goal games.
Saturday's game is the second time these teams square off this season. The Canucks won the last matchup 3-0.
TOP PERFORMERS: Quinn Hughes has scored 14 goals with 45 assists for the Canucks. Tyler Myers has one goal and five assists over the last 10 games.
John Tavares has 21 goals and 24 assists for the Maple Leafs. William Nylander has nine goals and two assists over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Canucks: 6-3-1, averaging 2.7 goals, 4.6 assists, four penalties and 9.9 penalty minutes while giving up 2.2 goals per game.
Maple Leafs: 6-4-0, averaging 3.3 goals, 5.2 assists, 3.3 penalties and 7.4 penalty minutes while giving up 2.8 goals per game.
INJURIES: Canucks: None listed.
Maple Leafs: None listed.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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