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Bruins host the Maple Leafs after overtime victory

Toronto Maple Leafs (5-3-1, fifth in the Atlantic Division) vs. Boston Bruins (8-0-1, first in the Atlantic Division) Boston; Thursday, 7:30 p.m.

Toronto Maple Leafs (5-3-1, fifth in the Atlantic Division) vs. Boston Bruins (8-0-1, first in the Atlantic Division)

Boston; Thursday, 7:30 p.m. EDT

BOTTOM LINE: The Toronto Maple Leafs visit the Boston Bruins after the Bruins defeated the Florida Panthers 3-2 in overtime.

Boston went 21-7-5 in Atlantic Division games and had a 65-12-5 record overall last season. The Bruins scored 301 goals while giving up 174 for a +127 goal differential last season.

Toronto went 50-21-11 overall and 20-11-6 in division play last season. The Maple Leafs had a 26.0% power play success rate last season, scoring 64 goals on 246 chances.

INJURIES: Bruins: Milan Lucic: out (lower body), Jakub Lauko: out (face), Matt Grzelcyk: out (upper body).

Maple Leafs: Conor Timmins: out (lower-body), Matt Murray: out (hip), Jake McCabe: day to day (groin), Jake Muzzin: out for season (back).

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

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