Toronto visits Seattle after Nylander’s hat trick

Toronto Maple Leafs (32-19-2, in the Atlantic Division) vs. Seattle Kraken (23-28-4, in the Pacific Division)

Seattle; Thursday, 10 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: The Toronto Maple Leafs visit the Seattle Kraken after William Nylander recorded a hat trick in the Maple Leafs’ 6-3 win against the Calgary Flames.

Seattle has a 13-13-4 record at home and a 23-28-4 record overall. The Kraken have a 4-10-1 record when they commit more penalties than their opponent.

Toronto is 32-19-2 overall and 13-8-2 in road games. The Maple Leafs have gone 11-2-2 in games decided by one goal.

The teams meet Thursday for the second time this season. The Maple Leafs won 4-1 in the previous matchup. Nylander led the Maple Leafs with two goals.

TOP PERFORMERS: Chandler Stephenson has 10 goals and 29 assists for the Kraken. Jaden Schwartz has five goals and two assists over the past 10 games.

Mitchell Marner has 16 goals and 54 assists for the Maple Leafs. Nylander has scored nine goals with two assists over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Kraken: 4-5-1, averaging 3.3 goals, 5.7 assists, 2.8 penalties and 5.9 penalty minutes while giving up 2.8 goals per game.

Maple Leafs: 5-5-0, averaging three goals, 4.6 assists, 2.7 penalties and 5.9 penalty minutes while giving up three goals per game.

INJURIES: Kraken: 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.