Rangers try to stop home slide in matchup with the Maple Leafs

Toronto Maple Leafs (41-24-3, in the Atlantic Division) vs. New York Rangers (33-30-6, in the Metropolitan Division)

New York; Thursday, 7 p.m. EDT

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Rangers -123, Maple Leafs +103; over/under is 5.5

BOTTOM LINE: The New York Rangers aim to end their four-game home skid with a win over the Toronto Maple Leafs.

New York has gone 16-16-3 in home games and 33-30-6 overall. The Rangers have committed 256 total penalties (3.7 per game) to rank 10th in league play.

Toronto has a 19-11-2 record in road games and a 41-24-3 record overall. The Maple Leafs have gone 13-7-1 in games they serve fewer penalty minutes than their opponents.

The teams match up Thursday for the third time this season. The Maple Leafs won the last matchup 3-2.

TOP PERFORMERS: Artemi Panarin has 30 goals and 42 assists for the Rangers. Vincent Trocheck has three goals and five assists over the past 10 games.

William Nylander has 38 goals and 33 assists for the Maple Leafs. Auston Matthews has six goals and seven assists over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Rangers: 4-4-2, averaging 2.6 goals, 4.8 assists, 4.1 penalties and 10.4 penalty minutes while giving up 2.3 goals per game.

Maple Leafs: 5-4-1, averaging 3.2 goals, 5.3 assists, 3.9 penalties and 9.3 penalty minutes while giving up 3.1 goals per game.

INJURIES: Rangers: 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.