Toronto Maple Leafs (28-11-7, second in the Atlantic Division) vs. Montreal Canadiens (19-24-3, eighth in the Atlantic Division)
Montreal, Quebec; Saturday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: The Toronto Maple Leafs visit the Montreal Canadiens after Auston Matthews scored two goals in the Maple Leafs' 4-1 win over the Winnipeg Jets.
Montreal is 19-24-3 overall with a 3-7-0 record against the Atlantic Division. The Canadiens lead league play serving 13.2 penalty minutes per game.
Toronto is 7-3-1 against the Atlantic Division and 28-11-7 overall. The Maple Leafs rank seventh in the league with 156 total goals (averaging 3.4 per game).
The teams meet Saturday for the second time this season. The Canadiens won the last matchup 4-3.
TOP PERFORMERS: Kirby Dach has eight goals and 21 assists for the Canadiens. Cole Caufield has scored seven goals and added one assist over the last 10 games.
William Nylander has 24 goals and 27 assists for the Maple Leafs. Mitchell Marner has four goals and 10 assists over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Canadiens: 4-6-0, averaging 2.4 goals, 4.2 assists, 5.1 penalties and 14.6 penalty minutes while giving up 3.8 goals per game.
Maple Leafs: 6-3-1, averaging 3.7 goals, 6.2 assists, 3.8 penalties and 8.7 penalty minutes while giving up 2.8 goals per game.
INJURIES: Canadiens: Sean Monahan: out (foot), Brendan Gallagher: out (lower body), Carey Price: out (knee), Joel Armia: out (upper-body), Emil Heineman: out (thumb), Juraj Slafkovsky: out (lower-body), Kaiden Guhle: out (leg), Jonathan Drouin: out (upper-body), Paul Byron: out (hip), Jake Evans: out (lower-body).
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).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
