Nashville Predators (14-12, fifth in the Central Division) vs. Toronto Maple Leafs (13-6-4, fourth in the Atlantic Division)
Toronto; Saturday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: The Nashville Predators visit the Toronto Maple Leafs seeking to extend a three-game win streak.
Toronto has a 7-4-1 record in home games and a 13-6-4 record overall. The Maple Leafs have an even scoring differential this season, scoring and giving up 76 goals.
Nashville is 14-12 overall and 5-6-0 in road games. The Predators have a 10-5-0 record in games they serve fewer penalty minutes than their opponents.
The teams meet Saturday for the second time this season. The Predators won 3-2 in overtime in the previous meeting.
TOP PERFORMERS: Auston Matthews has 16 goals and nine assists for the Maple Leafs. William Nylander has six goals and six assists over the past 10 games.
Colton Sissons has scored seven goals with six assists for the Predators. Filip Forsberg has seven goals and four assists over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Maple Leafs: 7-1-2, averaging 3.2 goals, 5.4 assists, 4.3 penalties and 11.1 penalty minutes while giving up 2.9 goals per game.
Predators: 8-2-0, averaging 3.6 goals, 5.8 assists, 3.8 penalties and 9.4 penalty minutes while giving up 2.7 goals per game.
INJURIES: Maple Leafs: John Klingberg: out for season (hip), Mark Giordano: out (finger), Matt Murray: out (hip), Timothy Liljegren: out (lower-body), Joseph Woll: day to day (lower-body), William Lagesson: day to day (illness), Jake Muzzin: out for season (back).
Predators: Alexandre Carrier: out (upper body), Cody Glass: out (upper-body).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
