Maple Leafs face the Canucks on 4-game skid

Updated Apr. 19, 2021 3:10 a.m. ET

Associated Press

Toronto Maple Leafs (28-12-5, first in the North Division) vs. Vancouver Canucks (17-18-3, sixth in the North Division)

Vancouver, British Columbia; Tuesday, 9 p.m. EDT

LINE: Canucks +202, Maple Leafs -250; over/under is 0

BOTTOM LINE: Toronto is looking to break its four-game skid with a victory over Vancouver.

The Canucks are 17-18-3 against opponents from the North Division. Vancouver is last in the NHL shooting 30.0 shots per game.

The Maple Leafs are 28-12-5 against the rest of their division. Toronto has scored 146 goals and is seventh in the NHL averaging 3.2 goals per game. Auston Matthews leads the team with 33.

The teams meet for the second game in a row.

TOP PERFORMERS: Antoine Roussel leads the Canucks with a plus-four in 34 games this season. Bo Horvat has five goals and six assists over the last 10 games for Vancouver.

Matthews leads the Maple Leafs with 33 goals and has 54 points. Mitchell Marner has nine assists over the last 10 games for Toronto.

LAST 10 GAMES: Canucks: 6-3-1, averaging two goals, 3.4 assists, 3.2 penalties and 8.1 penalty minutes while giving up 2.7 goals per game with a .925 save percentage.

Maple Leafs: 6-2-2, averaging three goals, 5.6 assists, two penalties and 4.5 penalty minutes while allowing 2.7 goals per game with a .906 save percentage.

INJURIES: Canucks: Elias Pettersson: out (upper body), Tanner Pearson: out (lower body).

Maple Leafs: Nick Foligno: day to day (upper body), Rasmus Sandin: out (foot).

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