Associated Press
Toronto Maple Leafs (37-19-8, 3rd place in the Atlantic Division) vs. Philadelphia Flyers (34-24-8, 3rd place in the Metropolitan Division)
Philadelphia; Thursday, 7:30pm ET
Bottom Line: The Philadelphia Flyers will face the Toronto Maple Leafs in an Eastern Conference game.
Philadelphia fell to 17-13-3 at home and 34-24-8 overall. The Flyers total 276 penalties, which ranks him seventh in NHL play (4.2 per game average).
Toronto finished with a record of 19-7-6 in road games and 37-19-8 overall. The Maple Leafs have a 19-6-1 record in games in which their opponents take too many penalty minutes.
Thursday’s game will be the second meeting between the two teams this season. In the last matchup, the Maple Leafs won 4-3 in overtime.
Top performers: Travis Konecny had 27 goals and 30 assists for the Flyers. Tyson Forster has six goals and one assist in his last 10 games.
William Nylander had 34 goals and 50 assists for the Maple Leafs. Auston Matthews has five goals and two assists in his last 10 games.
Last 10 games: Flyers: 5-4-1, averaging 2.8 goals, 4.3 assists, 4.5 penalties, and 12.3 penalty minutes while allowing three points per game.
Maple Leafs: 7-3-0, averaging 3.3 goals, 5.3 assists, 3.6 penalties, and 8.2 penalty minutes while giving up three points per game.
Injuries: Nick Seeler: Out (lower body), Egor Zamula: Days (illness), Rasmus Ristolainen: Out (upper body), Ryan Ellis: Out (lower body), Jamie Drysdale: Out (upper body).
Maple Leafs: Mitchell Marner: Day-to-day (lower body), Connor Timmins: Out (illness), John Klingberg: Out for season (lower back), Mark Giordano: Out (concussion), Matt Murray: Out (lower back) , Jake Muzzin: Out for the season (return).
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