Edmonton Oilers (36-22-8, fourth in the Pacific Division) vs. Toronto Maple Leafs (39-17-8, second in the Atlantic Division)
Toronto; Saturday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: The Toronto Maple Leafs, on a three-game home winning streak, host the Edmonton Oilers.
Toronto is 39-17-8 overall and 23-6-4 in home games. The Maple Leafs are 16-3-7 in one-goal games.
Edmonton has a 20-10-3 record in road games and a 36-22-8 record overall. The Oilers have committed 266 total penalties (4.0 per game) to rank ninth in league play.
The teams meet Saturday for the second time this season. The Oilers won 5-2 in the previous matchup.
TOP PERFORMERS: Auston Matthews has 29 goals and 33 assists for the Maple Leafs. John Tavares has five goals and four assists over the last 10 games.
Leon Draisaitl has scored 41 goals with 56 assists for the Oilers. Connor McDavid has 12 goals and 11 assists over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Maple Leafs: 7-3-0, averaging 3.5 goals, six assists, 2.7 penalties and seven penalty minutes while giving up 2.5 goals per game.
Oilers: 6-3-1, averaging 4.5 goals, 7.1 assists, 3.6 penalties and eight penalty minutes while giving up 3.4 goals per game.
INJURIES: Maple Leafs: Victor Mete: out (lower body), Nicholas Robertson: out for season (shoulder), Ryan O'Reilly: out (finger), Carl Dahlstrom: out (shoulder), Jake Muzzin: out for season (spine), Luke Schenn: day to day (personal), John Tavares: day to day (illness).
Oilers: Ryan Murray: out (back), Oscar Klefbom: out (shoulder), Mike Smith: out (undisclosed).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
