Philadelphia plays Toronto after Farabee's 2-goal performance

Updated Mar. 18, 2024 4:10 a.m. ET
Associated Press

Toronto Maple Leafs (38-19-9, third in the Atlantic Division) vs. Philadelphia Flyers (34-26-8, third in the Metropolitan Division)

Philadelphia; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EDT

BOTTOM LINE: The Philadelphia Flyers host the Toronto Maple Leafs after Joel Farabee scored two goals in the Flyers' 6-5 loss to the Boston Bruins.

Philadelphia has a 17-14-3 record in home games and a 34-26-8 record overall. The Flyers have given up 205 goals while scoring 198 for a -7 scoring differential.

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Toronto has gone 20-7-6 in road games and 38-19-9 overall. The Maple Leafs have gone 34-6-7 in games they score three or more goals.

The matchup Tuesday is the third meeting between these teams this season. The Maple Leafs won 6-2 in the previous matchup.

TOP PERFORMERS: Travis Konecny has 27 goals and 32 assists for the Flyers. Morgan Frost has two goals and six assists over the last 10 games.

Auston Matthews has 55 goals and 27 assists for the Maple Leafs. Tyler Bertuzzi has scored six goals and added two assists over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Flyers: 4-5-1, averaging 3.1 goals, 4.9 assists, 4.6 penalties and 12.5 penalty minutes while giving up 3.9 goals per game.

Maple Leafs: 6-3-1, averaging three goals, 5.1 assists, 3.9 penalties and 9.6 penalty minutes while giving up three goals per game.

INJURIES: Flyers: Nick Seeler: out (lower body), Rasmus Ristolainen: out (upper body), Ryan Ellis: out (lower body), Jamie Drysdale: out (upper body).

Maple Leafs: Mitchell Marner: day to day (lower body), Conor Timmins: out (illness), John Klingberg: out for season (hip), Mark Giordano: out (concussion), Matt Murray: out (hip), 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.

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