MAPLE LEAFS (15-15-7) at DUCKS (16-15-7)
TV: SNO, FS-W
Season series: The Toronto Maple Leafs and Anaheim Ducks split two games last season, with each winning on home ice. Toronto goalie Jonathan Bernier made 40 saves, and center Tyler Bozak had a goal and an assist in a 6-2 victory on Dec. 16, 2014. Anaheim forward Corey Perry had a hat trick, and goalie Frederik Andersen made 28 saves in a 4-0 win on Jan. 14.
Maple Leafs team scope: Bernier will make his eighth straight start, the Toronto Sun reported. The Maple Leafs open a three-game California road trip. They have won two straight and three of their past four. "What I know we've got to do is we've got to be ready for a good Ducks team who seems to have really picked things up and got things going here," coach Mike Babcock told the Maple Leafs website Tuesday. "It's going to be a big challenge for us." Forward James van Riemsdyk has a six-game point streak (four goals, four assists) after scoring in a 4-1 win against the St. Louis Blues on Saturday; he has seven goals and eight assists in the past 10 games.
Ducks team scope: Anaheim has won four of five (4-0-1) in large part because of strong special teams; it's 16-for-16 on the penalty kill and 6-for-11 on the power play during that stretch. The Ducks lead the NHL on the penalty kill (88.6 percent), and after a slow start, their power play was up to 11th (20.0 percent) entering play Tuesday. They scored two goals on the man-advantage in a 4-1 win against the Winnipeg Jets on Sunday in the first of a season-high eight-game homestand. "[The power play is] something that's going to win us games," coach Bruce Boudreau told the Ducks website Tuesday, "so that's why we practice it every day. We're not the highest-scoring team in the League, so we need ways to generate offense. ... It gives you a cushion." Center Ryan Kesler scored a goal in each of the past two games.
| GP | Record | Home | Road | L10 | G/GP | GA/GP | PP% | PK% | PIM/GP | S/GP | SA/GP | FO% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 37 | 15-15-7 | 7-6-5 | 8-9-2 | 6-2-2 | 2.57 | 2.68 | 19.6 | 79.7 | 7.8 | 31.0 | 30.7 | 50.8 |
 | 38 | 16-15-7 | 10-5-4 | 6-10-3 | 5-3-2 | 1.90 | 2.32 | 20.0 | 88.6 | 12.4 | 29.5 | 27.2 | 51.9 |
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