Florida Panthers (40-22-3, in the Atlantic Division) vs. Toronto Maple Leafs (39-22-3, in the Atlantic Division)
Toronto; Thursday, 7 p.m. EDT
BOTTOM LINE: The Florida Panthers visit the Toronto Maple Leafs after the Maple Leafs knocked off the Utah Hockey Club 4-3 in a shootout.
Toronto has gone 39-22-3 overall with a 12-5-1 record in Atlantic Division games. The Maple Leafs have a 12-6-1 record when they commit fewer penalties than their opponent.
Florida is 40-22-3 overall with an 8-6-1 record in Atlantic Division games. The Panthers are second in the league serving 10.0 penalty minutes per game.
The teams meet Thursday for the second time this season. The Panthers won the previous meeting 5-1.
TOP PERFORMERS: William Nylander has 36 goals and 30 assists for the Maple Leafs. John Tavares has five goals and five assists over the past 10 games.
Sam Reinhart has 32 goals and 36 assists for the Panthers. Matthew Samoskevich has scored five goals and added one assist over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Maple Leafs: 6-3-1, averaging 3.7 goals, 6.1 assists, 3.6 penalties and 8.1 penalty minutes while giving up 3.3 goals per game.
Panthers: 8-2-0, averaging 3.1 goals, 5.2 assists, 4.2 penalties and 11 penalty minutes while giving up 1.3 goals per game.
INJURIES: Maple Leafs: None listed.
Panthers: None listed.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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