Thursday, March 17, 2016

Air Canada Centre

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The Florida Panthers travel to Air Canada Centre to play the Toronto Maple Leafs on Thursday, March 17, 2016. The opening line for this game has the Panthers at -160 and the Maple Leafs at +144. The over/under has been set at 5.

Florida comes into this matchup having played 70 games. They have an overall record of 39-22-9 and on the road they have a record of 17-13-4. Currently they are 1st in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 198 goals and given up 171 goals for a point differential of +27. The Panthers have 9 overtime losses including 3 of them in a shootout. In the past 10 games they have an overall record of 4-4-2. For the season they have an ATS record of 37-31 and an over/under record of 26-29-15. Toronto shows up with a record of 24-34-11 including 11-13-9 at home this season. They are 8th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 164 goals and surrendered 202 for a goal differential of -38. The Maple Leafs have 11 losses in OT and 6 of them occurred in a shootout. They have a record of 3-6-1 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 22-45 while their over/under record sits at 27-33-9.

Jaromir Jagr has accumulated 54 total points this season for the Panthers. He has 23 goals this season with 121 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 19%. He has a total of 31 assists on the season and averages 17 minutes played per game. Jussi Jokinen has averaged 18 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by scoring 13 goals on 129 shots. He has 37 assists giving him a total of 50 points on the season. Roberto Luongo has 29 wins and 17 losses this season in net for the Panthers. He has had 1,552 shots against him and has given up 123 goals. He has made 1,429 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Nazem Kadri has accumulated 37 total points this season for the Maple Leafs. He has 12 goals this season with 237 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 5%. He has a total of 25 assists on the season and averages 18 minutes played per game. Leo Komarov has averaged 18 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 19 goals on 129 shots. He has 17 assists giving him a total of 36 points on the season. Jonathan Bernier has 9 wins and 18 losses this season in net for the Maple Leafs. He has had 913 shots against him and has given up 88 goals. He has made 825 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

The Panthers have 87 total points this season. They have scored 191 goals while giving up 168 goals. They have had 240 power play opportunities and have scored 41 goals on those chances for a percentage of 17%. The Panthers have allowed 229 power play opportunities and given up 42 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%. They average 28 shots per game and as a team are shooting 9.61% for the season to this point. They allow 29 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 92%.

The Maple Leafs have a total of 59 points on the season. They have 32 power play goals on 217 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 15%. They have allowed 226 power play opportunities and have given up 43 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%. As a team, the Panthers have a total of 158 goals scored while they've given up 196 goals to this point. They average 31 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 7.35%. As a team they give up 30 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.

Florida has a Corsi percentage of 48.7% as they've attempted 3,465 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,644 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 49% as they have 2,715 attempts while they've given up 2,828 shots on the defensive end. The Panthers start possessions in the offensive zone 48.8% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 51.2% for the season. They have 2,167 face off wins compared to 2,164 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 50%. On defense Florida has 1,703 hits and they've blocked 816 shots from the opposition.

Toronto has attempted 4,278 shots at full strength and they've given up 3,828 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 52.8% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 51.8% as they have 3,159 shots while they've given up 2,942 attempts on defense. The Maple Leafs have an offensive zone percentage of 51.2% and their defensive zone percentage is 48.8% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 51.1% as they've compiled 2,234 face off wins this season and they have suffered 2,141 face off losses. On defense Toronto has blocked 886 shot attempts and they have 1,886 hits as a unit.

Florida Panthers Betting Trends

The Florida Panthers are 37-31 straight up

The Florida Panthers are 26-29-15 against the over/under

Toronto Maple Leafs Betting Trends

The Toronto Maple Leafs are 22-45 straight up

The Toronto Maple Leafs are 27-33-9 against the over/under

Florida Panthers Injuries

03/15/16 C Derek MacKenzie Foot expected to miss 2 weeks
03/15/16 D Erik Gudbranson Lower Body "?" Thursday vs Toronto
03/15/16 LW Jussi Jokinen Lower Body "?" Thursday vs Toronto
02/06/16 D Willie Mitchell Concussion out indefinitely
01/04/16 C David Bolland Ankle out indefinitely

Toronto Maple Leafs Injuries

11/17/15 RW Nathan Horton Back out indefinitely
10/17/15 D Stephane Robidas Knee out for season
03/16/16 C Leo Komarov Lower Body "?" Thursday vs. Florida
03/15/16 RW Brad Boyes Shoulder "?" Thursday vs Florida
03/12/16 D Jared Cowen Hip out indefinitely
03/08/16 D Matt Hunwick Hernia out for season
02/29/16 C Byron Froese Hand out indefinitely
02/25/16 LW James Van Riemsdyk Foot out for season
02/25/16 LW Joffrey Lupul Hernia out for season
02/10/16 C Tyler Bozak Concussion out indefinitely

Josh's Pick: Take Toronto

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