Toronto Maple Leafs (41-19-5, third in the Atlantic) vs. Boston Bruins (41-19-5, fourth in the Atlantic)
Boston; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EDT
BOTTOM LINE: Toronto travels to Boston looking to stop its three-game road skid.
The Bruins have gone 14-3-1 against division opponents. Boston is first in the Eastern Conference with 5.3 assists per game, led by Brad Marchand averaging 0.7.
The Maple Leafs are 10-6-0 in division games. Toronto leads the Eastern Conference with 50 power-play goals, led by Auston Matthews with 13.
In their last meeting on Nov. 6, Toronto won 5-2. Matthews scored a team-high two goals for the Maple Leafs in the victory.
TOP PERFORMERS: David Pastrnak has 66 total points for the Bruins, 37 goals and 29 assists. Marchand has 11 points over the last 10 games for Boston.
Matthews leads the Maple Leafs with 48 goals and has 83 points. Mitch Marner has six goals over the last 10 games for Toronto.
LAST 10 GAMES: Bruins: 8-1-1, averaging 3.3 goals, 6.2 assists, four penalties and 8.6 penalty minutes while giving up 2.5 goals per game with a .906 save percentage.
Maple Leafs: 6-3-1, averaging 3.7 goals, 6.2 assists, 3.7 penalties and 9.5 penalty minutes while allowing 3.1 goals per game with an .898 save percentage.
INJURIES: Bruins: None listed.
Maple Leafs: Ondrej Kase: out (concussion).
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