Toronto brings 5-game win streak into matchup with Carolina

Toronto Maple Leafs (27-13-2, in the Atlantic Division) vs. Carolina Hurricanes (24-15-2, in the Metropolitan Division)

Raleigh, North Carolina; Thursday, 7:30 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: The Toronto Maple Leafs visit the Carolina Hurricanes seeking to continue a five-game win streak.

Carolina is 24-15-2 overall and 15-5-0 at home. The Hurricanes have a 5-3-0 record in games decided by one goal.

Toronto has gone 10-6-2 on the road and 27-13-2 overall. The Maple Leafs have an 11-5-0 record in games their opponents serve more penalty minutes.

The teams meet Thursday for the first time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Andrei Svechnikov has 13 goals and 16 assists for the Hurricanes. Sebastian Aho has four goals and six assists over the past 10 games.

John Tavares has 20 goals and 22 assists for the Maple Leafs. Matthew Knies has five goals and three assists over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Hurricanes: 4-5-1, averaging 2.5 goals, 4.4 assists, 3.3 penalties and 6.6 penalty minutes while giving up 2.7 goals per game.

Maple Leafs: 7-3-0, averaging 3.5 goals, 6.7 assists, 2.9 penalties and seven penalty minutes while giving up 2.8 goals per game.

INJURIES: Hurricanes: None listed.

Maple Leafs: None listed.

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