Ducks at Maple Leafs preview

DUCKS (25-18-10) at MAPLE LEAFS (30-19-5)
7 p.m. ET; TSN4, PRIME, NHL.TV

Toronto, which is kicking off a five-game homestand, was 3-4-4 in its previous 11 games prior to going 4-1-0 in its past five. The Maple Leafs have allowed two goals or fewer in eight of their past 14 games including two shutouts.
The Ducks are 6-3-1 in their past 10 games, although they are on a two-game losing streak. Anaheim lost to Ottawa, 2-1, in overtime last Thursday, and fell to Montreal, 5-2, on Saturday.
The Maple Leafs defeated the Ducks, 3-1, on Nov. 1 in Anaheim.

Players to watch

Ducks forward Rickard Rakell has five points (one goal, four assists) during a three-game point streak.
Maple Leafs forward Nazem Kadri has six points (three goals, three assists) during a five-game point streak. He had two points (one goal, one assist) in his previous 20 games.

They said it

"Discipline has been a factor here that we have to address. We've tried to address it and the only options are ice time after this so that's the way it's going to go." --Ducks coach Randy Carlyle on taking 11 minor penalties in the past two games
"They've got a lot of good players on their team who are big and strong. They work the puck down low, they're a veteran team and they know how to play. It's going to be a challenge for us tonight to make up for Saturday's (4-1) loss to the Bruins." -- Maple Leafs forward Auston Matthews

Ducks projected lineup

Rickard Rakell -- Ryan Getzlaf -- Corey Perry
Andrew Cogliano -- Ryan Kesler -- Jakob Silfverberg
Nick Ritchie -- Adam Henrique -- Ondrej Kase
Chris Wagner -- Antoine Vermette -- JT Brown
Hampus Lindholm -- Josh Manson
Cam Fowler -- Kevin Bieksa
Francois Beauchemin -- Brandon Montour
Ryan Miller
Reto Berra
Scratched: Derek Grant, Korbinian Holzer
Injured: John Gibson (lower body), Patrick Eaves (Guillain-Barre Syndrome)

Maple Leafs projected lineup

Zach Hyman -- Auston Matthews -- William Nylander
Patrick Marleau -- Nazem Kadri -- Mitchell Marner
James van Riemsdyk -- Tyler Bozak -- Connor Brown
Leo Komarov -- Dominic Moore -- Kasperi Kapanen
Morgan Rielly -- Ron Hainsey
Jake Gardiner -- Nikita Zaitsev
Travis Dermott -- Roman Polak
Frederik Andersen
Curtis McElhinney
Scratched: Matt Martin, Josh Leivo, Connor Carrick, Andreas Borgman
Injured: Nikita Soshnikov (lower body)

Status report

Gibson participated in the morning skate and Carlyle said that the goaltender is "not far away at all."… Polak will be back in the lineup after missing the past three games with a viral infection. The Maple Leafs will make a move before the game to open a roster spot.

Stat pack

Fowler has seven points (no goals, seven assists) in his past five games… Henrique has seven points (five goals, two assists) in his past seven games… Getzlaf has gone four games in a row without a point after having 15 points (four goals, 11 assists) in his previous 11… Gardiner has 10 points (zero goals, 10 assists) in his past eight games… Matthews has seven points (four goals, three assists) in his past seven games