Carolina Hurricanes (19-13-4, fourth in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Toronto Maple Leafs (17-9-7, third in the Atlantic Division)
Toronto; Saturday, 7 p.m. EST
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NHL LINE: Maple Leafs -115, Hurricanes -105; over/under is 6.5
BOTTOM LINE: The Carolina Hurricanes visit the Toronto Maple Leafs after Andrei Svechnikov's hat trick against the Montreal Canadiens in the Hurricanes' 5-3 win.
Toronto has a 9-6-2 record in home games and a 17-9-7 record overall. The Maple Leafs have a 7-3-1 record in games they serve fewer penalty minutes than their opponents.
Carolina has gone 9-10-1 on the road and 19-13-4 overall. The Hurricanes are fifth in NHL play with 120 total goals (averaging 3.3 per game).
Saturday's game is the first meeting between these teams this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Auston Matthews has 29 goals and 15 assists for the Maple Leafs. Mitchell Marner has five goals and seven assists over the last 10 games.
Sebastian Aho has scored 14 goals with 25 assists for the Hurricanes. Michael Bunting has one goal and seven assists over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Maple Leafs: 4-3-3, averaging 4.2 goals, 7.1 assists, 3.7 penalties and 8.6 penalty minutes while giving up 3.6 goals per game.
Hurricanes: 5-2-3, averaging 3.6 goals, 6.5 assists, 3.8 penalties and 7.6 penalty minutes while giving up 2.7 goals per game.
INJURIES: Maple Leafs: John Klingberg: out for season (hip), Matt Murray: out (hip), Joseph Woll: out (ankle), Jake Muzzin: out for season (back).
Hurricanes: Frederik Andersen: out (blood clotting).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
