Atlantic Division opponents meet when Maple Leafs host the Canadiens
Montreal Canadiens (23-28-4, eighth in the Atlantic Division) vs. Toronto Maple Leafs (33-14-8, second in the Atlantic Division)
Toronto; Saturday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: The Toronto Maple Leafs take on the Montreal Canadiens in a matchup of Atlantic Division teams.
Toronto has a 33-14-8 record overall and a 7-5-2 record in Atlantic Division play. The Maple Leafs have conceded 146 goals while scoring 186 for a +40 scoring differential.
Montreal has a 4-10-1 record in Atlantic Division play and a 23-28-4 record overall. The Canadiens serve 12.7 penalty minutes per game to rank second in the league.
The teams meet Saturday for the third time this season. The Canadiens won the last matchup 4-3.
TOP PERFORMERS: John Tavares has scored 24 goals with 31 assists for the Maple Leafs. William Nylander has six goals and eight assists over the past 10 games.
Nicholas Suzuki has 17 goals and 25 assists for the Canadiens. Rafael Harvey-Pinard has seven goals and two assists over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Maple Leafs: 6-3-1, averaging 3.4 goals, 5.9 assists, 3.7 penalties and 8.1 penalty minutes while giving up 2.6 goals per game.
Canadiens: 4-5-1, averaging three goals, 5.7 assists, 5.1 penalties and 14.7 penalty minutes while giving up 3.5 goals per game.
INJURIES: Maple Leafs: Victor Mete: out (lower body), Matt Murray: out (ankle), Nicholas Robertson: out for season (shoulder), Kyle Clifford: out (shoulder), Carl Dahlstrom: out (shoulder), Jake Muzzin: out (neck).
Canadiens: Sean Monahan: out (foot), Brendan Gallagher: out (lower body), Carey Price: out (knee), Emil Heineman: out (thumb), Juraj Slafkovsky: out (lower-body), Kaiden Guhle: out (leg), Arber Xhekaj: out (upper-body), Joel Edmundson: day to day (upper body), Jonathan Drouin: out (upper-body), Paul Byron: out (hip), Cole Caufield: out for season (shoulder), Jake Evans: out (lower-body).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
