MAPLE LEAFS (17-9-1) at CANUCKS (12-10-4) 7 p.m. ET; CBC, CITY, NHL.TV
Toronto is 9-2-1 in its past 12 games after defeating the Calgary Flames 4-1 on Tuesday and the Edmonton Oilers 6-4 on Thursday. Center Auston Matthews had a goal and an assist against the Oilers despite an illness. The Canucks begin a three-game homestand after finishing a six-game road trip (3-2-1) with a 5-3 win against the Nashville Predators on Thursday to end a three-game losing streak (0-2-1). Forward Daniel Sedin had a goal and two assists and has 1,001 points, joining twin brother and current Vancouver forward Henrik Sedin as the only brothers in NHL history to each score 1,000. Daniel became the 87th player in League history to reach the milestone.
Players to watch
Maple Leafs goaltender Frederik Andersen was the NHL's Second Star for November after going 9-2-1 with a .938 save percentage and two shutouts, and allowing two or fewer goals in eight of 12 games, all starts. Canucks forward Brock Boeser, who had two goals and an assist at Nashville, has eight goals and three assists in his past nine games and was named NHL Rookie of the Month for November after scoring a League-best 11 goals in 15 games. He leads NHL rookies with 13 goals and 25 points in 23 games.
They said it
"That's what you've got to do on the road. Sometimes they are ugly but you have to find a way to win." -- Maple Leafs coach Mike Babcock after Oilers defenseman Kris Russell shot the puck into his own net for Toronto's winning goal with 1:05 left in the third period Thursday "Coming into the year you didn't know how it would go but I like to set my expectations high." -- Canucks forward Brock Boeser
Markstrom, who is 6-8-3 with a 2.63 goals-against average and a .909 save percentage, is back in after Nilsson (6-2-1, 2.68, .922) started the past two games.
Stat pack
Kadri has 12 points (seven goals, five assists) in his past 12 games. … Eriksson has nine points (five goals, four assists) in his past seven games.
