Maple Leafs take losing streak into game against the Bruins

Toronto Maple Leafs (29-29-13, in the Atlantic Division) vs. Boston Bruins (39-23-8, in the Atlantic Division)

Boston; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EDT

BOTTOM LINE: The Toronto Maple Leafs enter the game against the Boston Bruins as losers of three straight games.

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Boston is 39-23-8 overall and 10-8-3 in Atlantic Division games. The Bruins scored 231 total goals (3.3 per game) to rank ninth in the league.

Toronto is 29-29-13 overall and 6-13-4 against the Atlantic Division. The Maple Leafs have a differential of -26, with a total of 220 goals scored and 246 conceded.

The teams meet Tuesday for the third time this season. The Bruins won 5-3 in the last game. David Pastrnak led the Bruins with two goals.

TOP PERFORMERS: Morgan Geekie has 34 goals and 27 assists for the Bruins. Pavel Zacha has eight goals and four assists in the last 10 games.

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Matthew Knies has 18 goals and 39 assists for the Maple Leafs. William Nylander has four goals and five assists in the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Bruins: 5-2-3, averaging 3.1 goals, 5.2 assists, 3.7 penalties and 9.3 penalty minutes while allowing 2.8 goals per game.

Maple Leafs: 2-5-3, averaging 2.6 goals, 3.7 assists, 5.3 penalties and 14.4 penalty minutes while allowing 3.4 goals per game.

INJURIES: Bruins: None listed.

Maple Leafs: Anthony Stolarz: day-to-day (neck), Morgan Rielly: day-to-day (lower body), Chris Tanev: out for the season (abdomen), Auston Matthews: out for the season (knee).

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