Boston Bruins (35-13-14, second in the Atlantic Division) vs. Toronto Maple Leafs (35-17-8, third in the Atlantic Division)
Toronto; Monday, 7 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: The Boston Bruins visit the Toronto Maple Leafs after the Maple Leafs defeated the New York Rangers 4-3 in a shootout.
Toronto has a 35-17-8 record overall and a 6-7-2 record in Atlantic Division games. The Maple Leafs have gone 32-6-6 in games they score at least three goals.
Boston is 35-13-14 overall with a 12-3-3 record against the Atlantic Division. The Bruins rank fifth in the league with 262 total penalties (averaging 4.2 per game).
The teams meet Monday for the third time this season. The Bruins won 4-3 in overtime in the last meeting.
TOP PERFORMERS: William Nylander has scored 33 goals with 50 assists for the Maple Leafs. Auston Matthews has 11 goals and five assists over the past 10 games.
Charlie Coyle has scored 21 goals with 28 assists for the Bruins. David Pastrnak has five goals and seven assists over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Maple Leafs: 9-1-0, averaging 4.7 goals, 7.4 assists, 3.3 penalties and 7.6 penalty minutes while giving up 2.7 goals per game.
Bruins: 3-2-5, averaging 2.9 goals, 5.3 assists, three penalties and 6.9 penalty minutes while giving up 3.6 goals per game.
INJURIES: Maple Leafs: Ilya Lyubushkin: day to day (head), Conor Timmins: out (illness), John Klingberg: out for season (hip), Mark Giordano: out (head), Matt Murray: out (hip), Jake Muzzin: out for season (back).
Bruins: Pavel Zacha: day to day (lower-body), Justin Brazeau: day to day (undisclosed), Milan Lucic: out (personal), Matt Grzelcyk: day to day (undisclosed), Matthew Poitras: out (shoulder), Hampus Lindholm: out (undisclosed).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
