Wild vs. Maple Leafs preview: Marc-Andre Fleury available, star players on streaks

The Wild's Kirill Kaprizov is on a seven-game point streak, while Toronto's Mitch Marner has points in fourteen straight.

November 25, 2022 at 12:21AM
Toronto Maple Leafs forward Mitchell Marner (16) celebrates his goal against the Vegas Golden Knights during the second period of an NHL hockey game, Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022 in Toronto. (Nathan Denette/The Canadian Press via AP)
Toronto’s Mitch Marner has a career-high fourteen-game point streak, with three goals and 16 assists in that time. (Nathan Denette, Associated Press/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

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Wild update: The Wild activated G Marc-Andre Fleury from injured reserve after Fleury suffered an upper-body injury Nov. 15 at Nashville; G Zane McIntyre was returned to the minors. Fleury has missed the last three games. During that time, the Wild won consecutive games at Xcel Energy Center for the first time this season to improve to 2-1 on their seven-game homestand. LW Kirill Kaprizov is on a seven-game point streak. C Joel Eriksson Ek has won 17 faceoffs in each of the last two games.

Maple Leafs update: Toronto snapped New Jersey's 13-game win streak on Wednesday with a 2-1 victory. That result extended the Maple Leafs' point streak to six games (4-0-2). RW Mitch Marner is on a career-high 14-game point streak. Marner has three goals and 16 assists during the run. His 24 points overall lead the team.

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Sarah McLellan

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Sarah McLellan covers the Wild and NHL. Before joining the Minnesota Star Tribune in November 2017, she spent five years covering the Coyotes for The Arizona Republic.

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