MAPLE LEAFS (13-6-0) at DUCKS (8-9-3) 10 p.m. ET, PRIME, TSN4, NHL.TV
Toronto won 5-1 at the Los Angeles Kings on Tuesday and 5-3 at the San Jose Sharks on Thursday to improve to 8-1-0 on the road this season. The Maple Leafs haven't won in Los Angeles, San Jose and Anaheim in the same season since 1995-96. The Ducks are 4-8-2 in their past 14 games but starting their four-game homestand with a win Friday would move them within two points of the Sharks for first place in the Pacific Division.
Players to watch
Maple Leafs center John Tavares has 10 points (five goals, five assists) during a seven-game point streak. Ducks center Ryan Getzlaf has nine points (four goals, five assists) in the past nine games.
They said it
"We've just got to continue building a foundation. When we do that and do the right things, it gives us a great chance of winning." -- Maple Leafs forward Patrick Marleau "We've been able to win one here and there but not go on a run. Hopefully we can start stringing some together." -- Ducks goalie John Gibson
Sparks is set to make his fourth start of the season after Andersen made 42 saves against the Sharks on Thursday. … Fowler was scheduled for surgery Friday to repair the facial fractures he sustained when he was hit in the face by a puck during the third period of a 3-2 shootout win against the Nashville Predators on Monday. A timetable for his return is expected to be set after surgery.
Stat pack
Marner has nine points (two goals, seven assists) in the past six games. Kadri has six points (four goals, two assists) in the past six games. Rielly has six points (two goals, four assists) during a four-game point streak. ... The Ducks are 0-9-1 when allowing three goals or more this season, 8-0-2 when allowing two goals or fewer.
