Toronto Puts Winning Streak At Home Against Pittsburgh | The Canadian News

Pittsburgh Penguins (6-6-4, seventh at the Metropolitan) vs. Toronto Maple Leafs (12-5-1, second at the Atlantic)

Toronto; Saturday, 7 pm EST

FANDUEL SPORTS BOOK LINE: Maple Leafs -166, Penguins +140; plus / minus is 6

OVERVIEW: Toronto hosts Pittsburgh looking to continue its three-game winning streak at home.

The Maple Leafs are 8-3-1 in Eastern Conference games. Toronto leads the Eastern Conference with 33.9 shots per game averaging 2.7 goals.

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The Penguins are 5-5-1 in the Eastern Conference game. Pittsburgh ranks seventh in the Eastern Conference with an average of 3.0 goals per game, led by Jake Guentzel with six.

In their last meeting on October 23, Pittsburgh won 7-1. Drew O’Connor scored two goals for the Penguins.

BEST PERFORMANCES: John Tavares leads the Maple Leafs with 16 points, scoring eight goals and recording eight assists. Auston Matthews has 13 points in the last 10 games for Toronto.

Guentzel leads the Penguins with six goals and has 13 points. Kasperi Kapanen has four goals and two assists in the last 10 games for Pittsburgh.

LAST 10 GAMES: Maple Leafs: 9-1-0, averaging 3.2 goals, 5.9 assists, 2.6 penalties and 5.5 penalty minutes while conceding 1.7 goals per game with a save percentage of .943.

Penguins: 3-5-2, averaging 2.4 goals, 4.5 assists, three penalties and 6.3 penalty minutes, allowing 3.1 goals per game with a save percentage of .903.

INJURIES: Maple leaves: None listed.

Penguins: None on the list.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.