Philadelphia Flyers (29-19-6, third in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Toronto Maple Leafs (27-16-8, fourth in the Atlantic Division)
Toronto; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: The Toronto Maple Leafs host the Philadelphia Flyers after Bobby McMann recorded a hat trick in the Maple Leafs' 4-1 win over the St. Louis Blues.
Toronto has a 13-10-2 record in home games and a 27-16-8 record overall. The Maple Leafs have gone 24-6-6 when scoring three or more goals.
Philadelphia has gone 15-7-4 in road games and 29-19-6 overall. The Flyers rank seventh in league play with 218 total penalties (averaging 4.0 per game).
The matchup Thursday is the first meeting of the season between the two teams.
TOP PERFORMERS: Auston Matthews has 42 goals and 21 assists for the Maple Leafs. Morgan Rielly has one goal and eight assists over the last 10 games.
Travis Konecny has 25 goals and 25 assists for the Flyers. Tyson Foerster has scored four goals over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Maple Leafs: 6-4-0, averaging 3.2 goals, 4.9 assists, 3.9 penalties and 9.5 penalty minutes while giving up 2.7 goals per game.
Flyers: 5-5-0, averaging 3.1 goals, 4.7 assists, 3.6 penalties and 7.8 penalty minutes while giving up 3.1 goals per game.
INJURIES: Maple Leafs: Mitchell Marner: day to day (illness), Conor Timmins: out (illness), John Klingberg: out for season (hip), Matt Murray: out (hip), Joseph Woll: out (ankle), John Tavares: day to day (illness), Calle Jarnkrok: out (knuckle), Jake Muzzin: out for season (back).
Flyers: Ryan Ellis: out (lower body), Tyson Foerster: day to day (lower body).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
