Toronto Maple Leafs (40-20-9, third in the Atlantic Division) vs. Carolina Hurricanes (44-20-7, second in the Metropolitan Division)
Raleigh, North Carolina; Sunday, 6 p.m. EDT
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NHL LINE: Hurricanes -184, Maple Leafs +153; over/under is 6.5
BOTTOM LINE: The Toronto Maple Leafs visit the Carolina Hurricanes after Bobby McMann's two-goal game against the Edmonton Oilers in the Maple Leafs' 6-3 win.
Carolina has a 23-9-4 record at home and a 44-20-7 record overall. The Hurricanes have conceded 189 goals while scoring 243 for a +54 scoring differential.
Toronto has a 40-20-9 record overall and a 21-8-6 record on the road. The Maple Leafs have given up 216 goals while scoring 252 for a +36 scoring differential.
The matchup Sunday is the third time these teams meet this season. The Hurricanes won 5-4 in a shootout in the previous matchup. Sebastian Aho led the Hurricanes with three goals.
TOP PERFORMERS: Aho has 30 goals and 49 assists for the Hurricanes. Seth Jarvis has eight goals and one assist over the last 10 games.
William Nylander has 39 goals and 54 assists for the Maple Leafs. John Tavares has scored six goals with seven assists over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Hurricanes: 8-1-1, averaging 4.3 goals, 7.6 assists, 4.1 penalties and nine penalty minutes while giving up 2.1 goals per game.
Maple Leafs: 6-3-1, averaging 3.6 goals, 6.2 assists, 4.3 penalties and 10.9 penalty minutes while giving up three goals per game.
INJURIES: Hurricanes: Jesper Fast: day to day (undisclosed), Jack Drury: day to day (lower body).
Maple Leafs: Ilya Lyubushkin: day to day (illness), Mitchell Marner: day to day (ankle), John Klingberg: out for season (hip), Mark Giordano: out (concussion), Matt Murray: out (hip), Calle Jarnkrok: out (hand), Tyler Bertuzzi: day to day (illness), Jake Muzzin: out for season (back).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
