The Philadelphia Flyers (11-15-7) travel to face the Toronto Maple Leafs (20-7-6) at Scotiabank Arena on Thursday. Philadelphia is kicking off a five-game road trip coming off a high-scoring 5-3 win over the Blue Jackets on Tuesday.
The Flyers committed only one penalty in the game, holding Columbus without a power play goal. Owen Tippett and Travis Konecny both scored twice for the Flyers. Carter Hart saved 30 of 33 shots in the win.
Toronto beat the Lightning 4-1 on Tuesday. Four players found the net for the Maple Leafs. William Nylander scored and provided an assist to lead the team in scoring. Matt Murray saved 18 of 19 shots in the win (.947%).
HEAD TO HEAD
The Maple Leafs won the first meeting between the teams this season, a 5-2 victory in November, their fourth straight win against Philadelphia. John Tavares led Toronto with four points (3G 1A). Konecny led Philadelphia with two points (0G 2A). Ilya Samsonov got the win, saving 23 of 25 shots (.920%).
FACING OFF
Philadelphia is averaging just 2.48 goals per game for the season, 29th in the NHL. The visitors will face a difficult test against a Maple Leafs team that is allowing only 2.39 goals a game (2nd).
Meanwhile, Toronto has found the net 3.24 times a game on average, 12th in the league, and the Flyers are allowing opponents to score 3.27 goals per game (20th).
The Flyers’ 15.31% power play percentage is the third-lowest in the league, while the Maple Leafs rank 12th with a conversion rate of 23.81%. When it comes to defending power plays, Toronto has the league’s ninth-ranked PK% at 80.81%, while Philadelphia is 23rd at 75.51%.
TOP PERFORMERS:
With 29 and 28 points this season, Kevin Hayes and Konecny have been the top skaters for the Flyers. In the net, Hart (9-9-6) is Philadelphia’s top goaltender. He has a 2.82 GAA and a .913% save percentage.
Auston Matthews and Mitchell Marner lead the Maple Leafs in scoring with 38 points apiece. Matthews has 17 goals and 21 assists, while Marner has 12 goals and 26 assists in 33 games.
Nylander has 19 goals and 17 assists. Samsonov (9-3-0) has the best goals against average for Toronto at 1.98, second-best in the league. He has a save percentage of .929%, also second-best.
HOME AND AWAY
Philadelphia is 4-6-6 away from home this season. Toronto is 12-2-3 at home this season.
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Toronto Maple Leafs -1.5 (-130)
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