Saturday, October 22, 2016

United Center

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The Toronto Maple Leafs travel to United Center to play the Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday, October 22, 2016. The opening line for this game has the Maple Leafs at +165 and the Blackhawks at -213. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

Toronto comes into this matchup having played 4 games. They have an overall record of 1-1-2 and on the road they have a record of 0-1-2. Currently they are 7th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 14 goals and given up 14 goals for a point differential of 0. For the season they have an ATS record of 1-3 and an over/under record of 2-2-0. Chicago shows up with a record of 2-2-0 including 2-1-0 at home this season. They are 5th in the Central Division. They've scored 16 goals and surrendered 15 for a goal differential of +1. Their record against the spread is 2-2 while their over/under record sits at 3-0-1.

Auston Matthews has accumulated 6 total points this season for the Maple Leafs. He has 5 goals this season with 18 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 28%. He has a total of 1 assist on the season and averages 18 minutes played per game. Nazem Kadri has averaged 16 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 40% by scoring 2 goals on 5 shots. He has 1 assist giving him a total of 3 points on the season. Frederik Andersen has 1 win and no losses this season in net for the Maple Leafs. He has had 89 shots against him and has given up 11 goals. He has made 78 saves for a save percentage of 88%.

Patrick Kane has accumulated 6 total points this season for the Blackhawks. He has 1 goal this season with 16 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 6%. He has a total of 5 assists on the season and averages 21 minutes played per game. Artem Anisimov has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 29% by scoring 2 goals on 7 shots. He has 3 assists giving him a total of 5 points on the season. Corey Crawford has 1 win and 2 losses this season in net for the Blackhawks. He has had 86 shots against him and has given up 10 goals. He has made 76 saves for a save percentage of 88%.

The Maple Leafs have 4 total points this season. They have scored 14 goals while giving up 14 goals. They have had 13 power play opportunities and have scored 3 goals on those chances for a percentage of 23%. The Maple Leafs have allowed 12 power play opportunities and given up 2 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%. They average 34 shots per game and as a team are shooting 10.37% for the season to this point. They allow 29 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 88%.

The Blackhawks have a total of 4 points on the season. They have 5 power play goals on 14 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 36%. They have allowed 17 power play opportunities and have given up 9 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 47%. As a team, the Maple Leafs have a total of 16 goals scored while they've given up 15 goals to this point. They average 25 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 16.33%. As a team they give up 31 shots per game and have a save percentage of 89%.

Toronto has a Corsi percentage of 50.4% as they've attempted 251 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 247 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 51.5% as they have 184 attempts while they've given up 173 shots on the defensive end. The Maple Leafs start possessions in the offensive zone 54.2% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 45.8% for the season. They have 114 face off wins compared to 121 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 48.5%. On defense Toronto has 78 hits and they've blocked 74 shots from the opposition.

Chicago has attempted 187 shots at full strength and they've given up 204 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 47.8% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 44.7% as they have 131 shots while they've given up 162 attempts on defense. The Blackhawks have an offensive zone percentage of 52.2% and their defensive zone percentage is 47.8% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 45% as they've compiled 107 face off wins this season and they have suffered 131 face off losses. On defense Chicago has blocked 42 shot attempts and they have 76 hits as a unit.

Toronto Maple Leafs Betting Trends

The Toronto Maple Leafs are 1-3 straight up

The Toronto Maple Leafs are 2-2-0 against the over/under

Chicago Blackhawks Betting Trends

The Chicago Blackhawks are 2-2 straight up

The Chicago Blackhawks are 3-0-1 against the over/under

Toronto Maple Leafs Injuries

10/21/16 D Martin Marincin Lower Body "?" Saturday vs. Chicago
10/20/16 D Stephane Robidas Knee "?" Saturday vs Chicago
10/18/16 LW Josh Leivo Lower Body out indefinitely
10/09/16 LW Joffrey Lupul Abdominal out indefinitely
10/09/16 RW Nathan Horton Back out indefinitely

Chicago Blackhawks Injuries

10/20/16 RW Marian Hossa Lower Body is downgraded to expected to miss Friday vs. Columbus
10/18/16 RW Ryan Hartman Lower Body "?" Friday vs Columbus
10/10/16 LW Andrew Desjardins Lower Body expected to miss 4-6 weeks

Guy's Pick: Take Toronto

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