Maple Leafs carry losing streak into home matchup against Penguins

Maple Leafs carry losing streak into home matchup against Penguins
Maple Leafs carry losing streak into home matchup against Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins (15-11-9, in the Metropolitan Division) vs. Toronto Maple Leafs (15-15-5, in the Atlantic Division)

Toronto; Tuesday, 4 pm EST

Bottom line: The Toronto Maple Leafs play the Pittsburgh Penguins after losing three straight games.

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Toronto has a 10-5-5 record in home games and a 15-15-5 record overall. The Maple Leafs have allowed 117 goals and scored 109 for a scoring differential of -8.

Pittsburgh has an 8-5-4 record in road games and a 15-11-9 record overall. The Penguins have a -2 scoring differential, with 106 total goals scored and 108 conceded.

Tuesday’s game is the third time these teams have met this season. The Maple Leafs won the previous matchup 7-2.

TOP PERFORMERS: William Nylander has scored 11 goals with 25 assists for the Maple Leafs. Auston Matthews has four goals and two assists in the last 10 games.

Erik Karlsson has three goals and 23 assists for the Penguins. Bryan Rust has four goals and four assists in his last 10 games.

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LAST 10 GAMES: Maple Leafs: 4-4-2, averaging 2.4 goals, 4.1 assists, 2.5 penalties and 5.6 penalty minutes and allowing 2.5 goals per game.

Penguins: 2-4-4, average 2.7 goals, 4.9 assists, 3.5 penalties and 7.3 penalty minutes and concede 3.8 goals per game.

INJURIES: Maple Leafs: None listed.

Penguins: 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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