Toronto Maple Leafs (21-13-8, third in the Atlantic Division) vs. Calgary Flames (21-18-5, fifth in the Pacific Division)
Calgary, Alberta; Thursday, 9 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: The Calgary Flames are looking to prolong a four-game win streak with a victory over the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Calgary is 11-7-1 at home and 21-18-5 overall. The Flames are 19-5-3 when scoring three or more goals.
Toronto has gone 11-4-6 on the road and 21-13-8 overall. The Maple Leafs are 11-4-1 in games their opponents serve more penalty minutes.
The teams match up Thursday for the second time this season. The Maple Leafs won 5-4 in a shootout in the last matchup.
TOP PERFORMERS: Blake Coleman has 20 goals and 18 assists for the Flames. Andrew Mangiapane has two goals and six assists over the last 10 games.
William Nylander has 21 goals and 36 assists for the Maple Leafs. Auston Matthews has scored six goals and added two assists over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Flames: 7-3-0, averaging 3.7 goals, 5.9 assists, 3.7 penalties and 7.7 penalty minutes while giving up 2.4 goals per game.
Maple Leafs: 4-4-2, averaging 3.3 goals, 5.4 assists, 2.9 penalties and 7.8 penalty minutes while giving up 2.5 goals per game.
INJURIES: Flames: Jacob Markstrom: day to day (lower-body), Jonathan Huberdeau: day to day (illness), Dennis Gilbert: out (concussion protocol).
Maple Leafs: John Klingberg: out for season (hip), Matt Murray: out (hip), Joseph Woll: out (ankle), Ryan Reaves: out (lower body), 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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