New York Rangers (7-3-1, in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Toronto Maple Leafs (5-4-2, in the Atlantic Division)
Toronto; Thursday, 7 p.m. EDT
BOTTOM LINE: The New York Rangers visit the Toronto Maple Leafs after Oliver Bjorkstrand's two-goal game against the Anaheim Ducks in the Rangers' 5-2 win.
Toronto has a 5-4-2 record overall and a 3-3-1 record on its home ice. The Maple Leafs are seventh in the league serving 9.8 penalty minutes per game.
New York has gone 1-3-1 on the road and 7-3-1 overall. The Rangers have a 5-2-0 record when scoring a power-play goal.
The teams meet Thursday for the first time this season.
INJURIES: Maple Leafs: John Tavares: out (lower body), Dakota Joshua: out (abdomen), Jake McCabe: day to day (face), Cade Webber: out (elbow), Elvis Merzlikins: out (shoulder), Max Domi: out (back), Miles Wood: out (undisclosed), Chris Tanev: out (upper body), William Villeneuve: out (knee).
Rangers: Joseph Veleno: out (lower-body), Igor Shesterkin: out for season (lower body), Joonas Korpisalo: out (lower-body), Aidan Thompson: out (undisclosed), Adam Sykora: out (lower-body).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.