Toronto Maple Leafs (22-13-8, third in the Atlantic Division) vs. Vancouver Canucks (30-11-4, first in the Pacific Division)
Vancouver, British Columbia; Saturday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: The Toronto Maple Leafs visit the Vancouver Canucks after Auston Matthews recorded a hat trick in the Maple Leafs' 4-3 win over the Calgary Flames.
Vancouver is 30-11-4 overall and 15-4-1 at home. The Canucks have a 16-5-1 record in games they serve fewer penalty minutes than their opponents.
Toronto has a 12-4-6 record in road games and a 22-13-8 record overall. The Maple Leafs have conceded 140 goals while scoring 150 for a +10 scoring differential.
Saturday's game is the second time these teams square off this season. The Maple Leafs won the previous meeting 5-2. Matthews scored three goals in the victory.
TOP PERFORMERS: J.T. Miller has 20 goals and 41 assists for the Canucks. Elias Pettersson has scored 11 goals and added six assists over the last 10 games.
William Nylander has scored 21 goals with 38 assists for the Maple Leafs. Matthews has eight goals and two assists over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Canucks: 7-2-1, averaging 3.5 goals, 6.1 assists, 3.2 penalties and seven penalty minutes while giving up 2.5 goals per game.
Maple Leafs: 5-4-1, averaging 3.2 goals, 5.4 assists, 2.9 penalties and 7.5 penalty minutes while giving up 2.2 goals per game.
INJURIES: Canucks: Guillaume Brisebois: out (upper-body), Phillip Di Giuseppe: out (undisclosed), Tucker Poolman: out (head).
Maple Leafs: John Klingberg: out for season (hip), Matt Murray: out (hip), Joseph Woll: out (ankle), Ryan Reaves: out (lower body), 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.
