Ottawa Senators (21-23-3, seventh in the Atlantic Division) vs. Toronto Maple Leafs (30-11-8, second in the Atlantic Division)
Toronto; Friday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: The Toronto Maple Leafs host the Ottawa Senators after the Maple Leafs knocked off the New York Rangers 3-2 in overtime.
Toronto has a 30-11-8 record overall and a 7-3-2 record in Atlantic Division play. The Maple Leafs have a 13-3-4 record in games their opponents serve more penalty minutes.
Ottawa has a 21-23-3 record overall and a 6-5-0 record in Atlantic Division games. The Senators are seventh in NHL play with 212 total penalties (averaging 4.5 per game).
Friday's game is the second meeting between these teams this season. The Maple Leafs won 3-2 in the previous meeting.
TOP PERFORMERS: Mitchell Marner has scored 18 goals with 39 assists for the Maple Leafs. William Nylander has four goals and eight assists over the past 10 games.
Claude Giroux has scored 16 goals with 25 assists for the Senators. Tim Stuetzle has six goals and four assists over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Maple Leafs: 7-2-1, averaging 3.5 goals, 5.9 assists, 4.1 penalties and 9.3 penalty minutes while giving up 2.3 goals per game.
Senators: 4-6-0, averaging 2.3 goals, 3.4 assists, 4.9 penalties and 15.1 penalty minutes while giving up 3.7 goals per game.
INJURIES: Maple Leafs: Victor Mete: out (lower body), Nicholas Robertson: out for season (shoulder), Kyle Clifford: out (shoulder), Carl Dahlstrom: out (shoulder), T.J. Brodie: out (rib), Jake Muzzin: out (neck).
Senators: Josh Norris: out for season (shoulder), Cam Talbot: day to day (lower body), Artem Zub: out (lower-body), Mark Kastelic: day to day (undisclosed), Tyler Motte: out (finger).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
