Winnipeg hosts Toronto after Scheifele's 3-goal game

Updated Dec. 5, 2021 3:10 a.m. ET
Associated Press

Toronto Maple Leafs (17-6-2, second in the Atlantic) vs. Winnipeg Jets (11-8-4, sixth in the Central)

Winnipeg, Manitoba; Sunday, 8 p.m. EST

LINE: Jets +105, Maple Leafs -125; over/under is 6

BOTTOM LINE: The Toronto Maple Leafs visit Winnipeg after Mark Scheifele scored three goals in the Jets' 8-4 win against the Devils.

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The Jets are 8-3-1 on their home ice. Winnipeg ranks eighth in the Western Conference with 32.9 shots per game and is averaging 2.9 goals.

The Maple Leafs are 7-3-1 on the road. Toronto is 22nd in the league with 34.4 shots per game and is averaging 3.1 goals.

The matchup Sunday is the first meeting of the season for the two teams.

TOP PERFORMERS: Kyle Connor leads the Jets with 25 points, scoring 14 goals and registering 11 assists. Scheifele has five goals and four assists over the last 10 games for Winnipeg.

John Tavares leads the Maple Leafs with 25 points, scoring 11 goals and collecting 14 assists. Auston Matthews has 13 points over the last 10 games for Toronto.

LAST 10 GAMES: Jets: 4-5-1, averaging 2.5 goals, 4.2 assists, 3.2 penalties and 6.7 penalty minutes while giving up 2.6 goals per game with a .918 save percentage.

Maple Leafs: 8-1-1, averaging 3.9 goals, 7.3 assists, 3.1 penalties and 6.8 penalty minutes while allowing 1.7 goals per game with a .945 save percentage.

INJURIES: Jets: None listed.

Maple Leafs: Joseph Woll: day to day (undisclosed), Ondrej Kase: day to day (upper body).

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