Anaheim @ Toronto preview

Last Meeting ( Feb 4, 2019 ) Anaheim 1, Toronto 6

The Toronto Maple Leafs made a move to upgrade their back-up goaltending situation and the new acquisition could go right to work when they host the Anaheim Ducks on Friday. Toronto on Wednesday acquired Jack Campbell from Los Angeles after Michael Hutchinson was ineffective in five periods since No. 1 netminder Frederik Andersen was injured as the Maple Leafs fight for their playoff lives.

The club told the media that Andersen, who left Monday's 5-3 loss to Florida after one period with a neck injury and missed Wednesday's 5-3 setback to the Rangers in New York, is day-to-day. Toronto sits just outside playoff position in the Eastern Conference with Hutchinson yielding seven goals on 47 shots in the two appearances. Campbell, the 11th overall pick by Dallas in the 2010 draft, is 20-25-5 with a 2.58 goals-against average and .916 save percentage in 58 career games (50 starts). Anaheim lost at Montreal 3-2 in overtime Thursday after winning the first two contests of a five-game road string and is well out of playoff position in the West.

TIME: 7 p.m. ET. TV: Prime Ticket, Sportsnet Ontario

ABOUT THE DUCKS (22-26-6): Jakob Silfverberg snapped an eight-game goal drought with his 16th of the season Thursday - one behind team leader Adam Henrique. Derek Grant matched a career high with his 12th goal and has scored twice in three games this month. Ryan Miller is expected to take the net Friday in search of his third straight victory after John Gibson, who has alternated losses and wins in his last six starts, stopped 24 shots versus Montreal.

ABOUT THE MAPLE LEAFS (28-19-7): John Tavares on Wednesday scored for the second straight game and has reached 20 goals in all 11 of his seasons. Auston Matthews paces the club with 39 goals and 64 points after scoring twice versus New York, giving him five goals and two assists in his last five contests. William Nylander has six of his career-high 25 goals and five assists during a nine-game point streak

OVERTIME

1. Toronto acquired LW Kyle Clifford and Campbell from Los Angeles in exchange for LW Trevor Moore, a third-round draft pick in 2020 and a conditional third-round pick in 2021.

2. The Maple Leafs are 4-for-8 on the power play in the last three games and boast the third-best power-play percentage in the league at 25.2.

3. Toronto has won four straight meetings by a combined 18-7.

PREDICTION: Maple Leafs 3, Ducks 2