Toronto Maple Leafs (30-22-14, 16th in NHL) vs. Carolina Hurricanes (27-27-10, t-25th in NHL)
Puck drop: 7:00 p.m. EST
Arena: PNC Arena
Watch: CBC
Matchup Stats
Statistics courtesy of SportingCharts.com

| Stat | Tor | Car |
|---|---|---|
| Points | 74 | 64 |
| Record % | 0.561 | 0.5 |
| Home Winning % | 0.606 | 0.633 |
| Away Winning % | 0.5 | 0.344 |
| Shootout Winning % | 0.111 | 0.286 |
| Goal Differential Per Game | 0.17 | -0.36 |
| Shot Differential Per Game | 0.05 | 2.41 |
| Hits Per Game | 24.4 | 18.4 |
| PIM Per Game | 9.8 | 6.2 |
| Opponent PIM Per Game | 10 | 6.9 |
| Goals Per Game | 3.03 | 2.47 |
| Even Strength Goals Per Game | 2.24 | 1.86 |
| Power Play Goals Per Game | 0.71 | 0.5 |
| Shots Per Game | 32.7 | 30.2 |
| Shots Per Goal | 10.8 | 12.2 |
| Team Shooting % | 0.093 | 0.082 |
| Power Play % | 0.237 | 0.174 |
| Goals Against Per Game | 2.86 | 2.83 |
| ES Goals Against Per Game | 2.27 | 2.34 |
| PP Goals Against Per Game | 0.53 | 0.42 |
| Shots Against Per Game | 32.64 | 27.81 |
| Shots Against Per Goal | 11.4 | 9.83 |
| Opp. Team Shooting % | 0.088 | 0.102 |
| Penalty Kill % | 0.833 | 0.838 |
| Save % | 0.912 | 0.898 |
| Goals Against Average | 2.82 | 2.79 |
| Shutouts | 4 | 3 |
| Opponent Save % | 0.907 | 0.918 |
| Opponent Goals Against Average | 2.98 | 2.43 |
| Opponent Shutouts | 2 | 3 |
Who’s Hot
- Mitch Marner: five points (one goal, four assists) in last four games
- Tyler Bozak: six points (two goals, four assists) in last four games
- Nazem Kadri: three-game goal-scoring streak
- Victor Rask: six points (one goals, five assists) in last seven games
- Sebastian Aho: three points (two goals and an assist) versus the New York Rangers on Thursday
Toronto Maple Leafs Projected Lines
Forwards
Leo Komarov – Nazem Kadri – Connor Brown
Zach Hyman – Auston Matthews – William Nylander
James van Riemsdyk – Tyler Bozak – Mitchell Marner
Matt Martin – Brian Boyle – Nikita Soshnikov
Defencemen
Morgan Rielly – Nikita Zaitsev
Jake Gardiner – Martin Marincin
Matt Hunwick – Roman Polak
Goaltenders
Starter: Frederik Andersen (Confirmed)
Backup: Curtis McElhinney
Scratched: Ben Smith, Alexey Marchenko, Josh Leivo, Eric Fehr
Injured: Connor Carrick (upper body)
Carolina Hurricanes Projected Lines
Forwards
Sebastian Aho – Jordan Staal – Teuvo Teravainen
Jeff Skinner – Victor Rask – Elias Lindholm
Valentin Zykov – Derek Ryan – Lee Stempniak
Joakim Nordstrom – Jay McClement – Patrick Brown
Defencemen
Jaccob Slavin – Justin Faulk
Noah Hanifin – Brett Pesce
Klas Dahlbeck – Ryan Murphy
Goaltenders
Starter: Cam Ward (Confirmed)
Backup: Eddie Lack
Scratched: Matt Tennyson
Injured: Phillip Di Giuseppe (upper body), Brock McGinn (upper body)














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