Toronto Maple Leafs (19-5-6, second in the Atlantic Division) vs. New York Rangers (15-10-5, fifth in the Metropolitan Division)
New York; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: The Toronto Maple Leafs visit the New York Rangers after Alexander Kerfoot's two-goal game against the Anaheim Ducks in the Maple Leafs' 7-0 win.
New York has gone 6-6-4 in home games and 15-10-5 overall. The Rangers have a 4-4-4 record in games decided by one goal.
Toronto is 8-3-3 in road games and 19-5-6 overall. The Maple Leafs are 17-1-4 in games they score at least three goals.
Thursday's game is the fourth time these teams meet this season. The Rangers won the last meeting 6-3.
TOP PERFORMERS: Artemi Panarin has six goals and 29 assists for the Rangers. Chris Kreider has five goals and three assists over the last 10 games.
William Nylander has 17 goals and 16 assists for the Maple Leafs. Michael Bunting has two goals and nine assists over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Rangers: 5-4-1, averaging 3.1 goals, 5.4 assists, four penalties and 10 penalty minutes while giving up 2.8 goals per game.
Maple Leafs: 9-0-1, averaging 4.1 goals, 6.8 assists, 3.3 penalties and 7.4 penalty minutes while giving up 1.6 goals per game.
INJURIES: Rangers: None listed.
Maple Leafs: Victor Mete: out (lower body), Nicholas Robertson: out (shoulder), Kyle Clifford: out (shoulder), Carl Dahlstrom: out (shoulder), Morgan Rielly: out (knee), Jake Muzzin: out (neck), Jordie Benn: out (upper body).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
