Monday, December 21, 2015

Pepsi Center

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The Toronto Maple Leafs travel to Pepsi Center to play the Colorado Avalanche on Monday, December 21, 2015. The opening line for this game has the Maple Leafs at +153 and the Avalanche at -170. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

Toronto comes into this matchup having played 31 games. They have an overall record of 11-13-7 and on the road they have a record of 5-8-2. Currently they are 8th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 77 goals and given up 86 goals for a point differential of -9. Colorado shows up with a record of 17-16-1 including 6-7-1 at home this season. They are 6th in the Central Division. They've scored 95 goals and surrendered 90 for a goal differential of +5.

James Van Riemsdyk has accumulated 20 total points this season for the Maple Leafs. He has 10 goals this season with 99 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 10 assists on the season and averages 18 minutes played per game. Tyler Bozak has averaged 17 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 12% by scoring 5 goals on 42 shots. He has 14 assists giving him a total of 19 points on the season. James Reimer has 7 wins and 4 losses this season in net for the Maple Leafs. He has had 496 shots against him and has given up 32 goals. He has made 464 saves for a save percentage of 94%.

Gabriel Landeskog has accumulated 25 total points this season for the Avalanche. He has 8 goals this season with 78 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 17 assists on the season and averages 19 minutes played per game. Nathan MacKinnon has averaged 20 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by scoring 10 goals on 105 shots. He has 19 assists giving him a total of 29 points on the season. Semyon Varlamov has 12 wins and 8 losses this season in net for the Avalanche. He has had 642 shots against him and has given up 51 goals. He has made 591 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

The Maple Leafs have 29 total points this season. They have scored 74 goals while giving up 82 goals. They have had 94 power play opportunities and have scored 17 goals on those chances for a percentage of 18%. The Maple Leafs have allowed 99 power play opportunities and given up 21 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 79%. They average 31 shots per game and as a team are shooting 7.81% for the season to this point. They allow 31 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%.

The Avalanche have a total of 35 points on the season. They have 20 power play goals on 115 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 17%. They have allowed 103 power play opportunities and have given up 19 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%. As a team, the Maple Leafs have a total of 95 goals scored while they've given up 90 goals to this point. They average 28 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 10.03%. As a team they give up 31 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.

Toronto Maple Leafs Betting Trends

The Toronto Maple Leafs are 8-20 straight up

The Toronto Maple Leafs are 13-14-3 against the over/under

Colorado Avalanche Betting Trends

The Colorado Avalanche are 17-17 straight up

The Colorado Avalanche are 16-17-1 against the over/under

Toronto Maple Leafs Injuries

12/18/15 GO Garret Sparks Lower Body out indefinitely
12/18/15 C Nick Spaling Shoulder out indefinitely
12/14/15 GO James Reimer Groin out indefinitely
11/17/15 RW Nathan Horton Back out indefinitely
10/17/15 D Stephane Robidas Knee out indefinitely

Colorado Avalanche Injuries

10/06/15 C Jesse Winchester Concussion out indefinitely

Guy's Pick: Take Colorado

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