Montreal Canadiens (31-42-6, eighth in the Atlantic Division) vs. Toronto Maple Leafs (46-21-11, second in the Atlantic Division)
Toronto; Saturday, 7 p.m. EDT
BOTTOM LINE: The Montreal Canadiens visit the Toronto Maple Leafs after Joel Armia recorded a hat trick in the Canadiens' 6-2 win against the Washington Capitals.
Toronto has gone 46-21-11 overall with a 12-7-4 record against the Atlantic Division. The Maple Leafs have scored 262 total goals (3.4 per game) to rank 10th in NHL play.
Montreal has a 6-17-1 record in Atlantic Division play and a 31-42-6 record overall. The Canadiens have a 26-9-4 record in games they score three or more goals.
The teams play Saturday for the fifth time this season. The Canadiens won 4-3 in the last matchup. Armia led the Canadiens with three goals.
TOP PERFORMERS: Auston Matthews has 38 goals and 42 assists for the Maple Leafs. Calle Jarnkrok has four goals over the past 10 games.
Cole Caufield has 26 goals and 10 assists for the Canadiens. Michael Matheson has one goal and nine assists over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Maple Leafs: 5-3-2, averaging three goals, 4.9 assists, 3.2 penalties and 7.8 penalty minutes while giving up 2.9 goals per game.
Canadiens: 4-6-0, averaging 2.9 goals, five assists, 3.6 penalties and 7.5 penalty minutes while giving up 3.1 goals per game.
INJURIES: Maple Leafs: Victor Mete: out (lower body), Erik Gustafsson: day to day (personal), Nicholas Robertson: out for season (shoulder), Matt Murray: day to day (head), Bobby McMann: out (knee), Jake Muzzin: out for season (spine).
Canadiens: David Savard: day to day (lower body), Christian Dvorak: out for season (lower body), Kaiden Guhle: out for season (lower body), Sean Monahan: out for season (groin), Josh Anderson: out (lower body), Carey Price: out (knee), Juraj Slafkovsky: out (lower-body), Alex Belzile: out for season (leg), Arber Xhekaj: out for season (upper-body), Jake Allen: day to day (lower body), Paul Byron: out (hip), Cole Caufield: out for season (shoulder), Jordan Harris: day to day (lower body), Kirby Dach: out (upper body).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
