Toronto Maple Leafs (36-18-8, third in the Atlantic Division) vs. Boston Bruins (36-13-15, second in the Atlantic Division)
Boston; Thursday, 7 p.m. EST
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NHL LINE: Bruins -142, Maple Leafs +119; over/under is 6
BOTTOM LINE: The Toronto Maple Leafs visit the Boston Bruins after the Maple Leafs defeated the Buffalo Sabres 2-1 in overtime.
Boston is 36-13-15 overall and 13-3-3 against the Atlantic Division. The Bruins have committed 268 total penalties (4.2 per game) to rank fifth in league play.
Toronto has a 36-18-8 record overall and a 7-8-2 record in Atlantic Division games. The Maple Leafs have gone 19-6-1 when they serve fewer penalty minutes than their opponent.
The teams match up Thursday for the fourth time this season. The Bruins won the previous meeting 4-1.
TOP PERFORMERS: David Pastrnak has 38 goals and 52 assists for the Bruins. Morgan Geekie has scored five goals and added two assists over the last 10 games.
Auston Matthews has 54 goals and 26 assists for the Maple Leafs. Mitchell Marner has two goals and 13 assists over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Bruins: 4-1-5, averaging 3.1 goals, 5.7 assists, 3.1 penalties and 7.1 penalty minutes while giving up 3.4 goals per game.
Maple Leafs: 8-2-0, averaging 4.2 goals, 6.9 assists, 2.9 penalties and 6.5 penalty minutes while giving up 2.8 goals per game.
INJURIES: Bruins: Milan Lucic: out (personal), Matthew Poitras: out (shoulder), Hampus Lindholm: out (undisclosed).
Maple Leafs: Jake McCabe: day to day (illness), Conor Timmins: out (illness), John Klingberg: out for season (hip), Mark Giordano: out (head), Matt Murray: out (hip), Jake Muzzin: out for season (back).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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