Wednesday, October 7, 2015

Air Canada Centre

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The Montreal Canadiens travel to Air Canada Centre to play the Toronto Maple Leafs on Wednesday, October 7, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Canadiens at -140 and the Maple Leafs at +127. The over/under has been set at 5.

Max Pacioretty led Montreal last year in a lot of main categories. He led them in points with 67, goals with 37, and plus/minus with 38. P.K. Subban led the team in assists with 45 and Brandon Prust led the team in penalty minutes with 134. Carey Price was solid in goal for Montreal, giving up 1.96 goals per game on average.

The Maple Leafs were led in points and assists last year by Phil Kessel. He had 61 points and 36 assists. James van Riemsdyk led the team in goals with 27 and Dion Phaneuf led the team in penalty minutes with 108. Jonathan Bernier gave up 2.87 goals per game.

The Canadiens are 5-1 in their last 6 games playing on 3 or more days rest and are 2-5 in their last 7 when their opponent scores 2 goals or less in their previous game. They are 1-4 in their last 5 when their opponent allows 2 goals or less in their previous game and are 1-4 in their last 5 Wednesday games. The under is 5-1-2 in the Canadiens last 8 after allowing 5 goals or more in their previous game and is 4-1-1 in their last 6 road games. The under is also 6-2 in their last 8 Wednesday games and is 7-3-1 in their last 11 games playing on 3 or more days rest.

The Maple Leafs are 7-2 in their last 9 when their opponent allows 5 goals or more in their previous game, are 22-46 in their last 68 after scoring 2 goals or less in their previous game, and are 21-44 in their last 65 vs. the Eastern Conference. The Maple Leafs are 11-40 in their last 51 overall and are 3-13 in their last 16 after allowing 2 goals or less in their previous game. They are 1-6 in their last 7 Wednesday games and are 1-7 in their last 8 games playing on 3 or more days rest. The over is 8-2 in the Maple Leafs last 10 when their opponent allows 5 goals or more in their previous game and the under is 5-2 in their last 7 home games. The over is 23-10-4 in their last 37 Wednesday games and the under is 9-4 in their last 13 overall.

In head to head matchups, the over is 4-0 in the last 4 meetings in Toronto and is 7-2 in the last 9 meetings. The Canadiens are 6-0 in the last 6 meetings and are 4-1 in the last 5 meetings in Toronto.

Montreal Canadiens Betting Trends

The Montreal Canadiens were 38-14-8 against the spread

The Montreal Canadiens were 32-45-17 against the over/under

Toronto Maple Leafs Betting Trends

The Toronto Maple Leafs were 30-44-8 against the spread

The Toronto Maple Leafs were 38-42-2 against the over/under

Montreal Canadiens Injuries

10/05/15 RW Zach Kassian Suspension out indefinitely
10/05/15 LW Max Pacioretty Leg probable Wednesday vs. Toronto
10/05/15 LW Michael Bournival Concussion out indefinitely

Toronto Maple Leafs Injuries

10/06/15 D Stephane Robidas Knee ""?"" Wednesday vs. Montreal

Tony's Pick: Take Toronto

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