Toronto Maple Leafs (22-14-8, fourth in the Atlantic Division) vs. Seattle Kraken (19-17-9, fifth in the Pacific Division)
Seattle; Sunday, 9 p.m. EST
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NHL LINE: Maple Leafs -121, Kraken +101; over/under is 6.5
BOTTOM LINE: The Seattle Kraken head into a matchup with the Toronto Maple Leafs after losing three in a row.
Seattle is 19-17-9 overall and 9-8-3 at home. The Kraken have conceded 130 goals while scoring 125 for a -5 scoring differential.
Toronto is 12-5-6 on the road and 22-14-8 overall. The Maple Leafs have an 11-5-1 record in games their opponents serve more penalty minutes.
The teams meet Sunday for the second time this season. The Maple Leafs won the last matchup 4-3 in a shootout. William Nylander scored two goals in the victory.
TOP PERFORMERS: Oliver Bjorkstrand has 12 goals and 24 assists for the Kraken. Jared McCann has four goals and four assists over the last 10 games.
Mitchell Marner has scored 20 goals with 29 assists for the Maple Leafs. Auston Matthews has eight goals and three assists over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Kraken: 7-3-0, averaging 3.1 goals, 5.3 assists, 2.8 penalties and seven penalty minutes while giving up two goals per game.
Maple Leafs: 5-4-1, averaging 3.4 goals, 5.5 assists, 3.1 penalties and 7.9 penalty minutes while giving up 2.6 goals per game.
INJURIES: Kraken: Matty Beniers: out (upper body), Pierre-Edouard Bellemare: out (leg), Philipp Grubauer: out (lower body), Vince Dunn: day to day (undisclosed).
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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