Monday, February 15, 2016

United Center

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The Toronto Maple Leafs travel to United Center to play the Chicago Blackhawks on Monday, February 15, 2016. The opening line for this game has the Maple Leafs at +256 and the Blackhawks at -290. The over/under has been set at 5.

Toronto comes into this matchup having played 54 games. They have an overall record of 20-25-9 and on the road they have a record of 12-17-2. Currently they are 8th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 132 goals and given up 156 goals for a point differential of -24. The Maple Leafs have 9 overtime losses including 5 of them in a shootout. In the past 10 games they have an overall record of 3-5-2. For the season they have an ATS record of 19-34 and an over/under record of 22-24-8. Chicago shows up with a record of 36-18-5 including 21-7-2 at home this season. They are 2nd in the Central Division. They've scored 163 goals and surrendered 137 for a goal differential of +26. The Blackhawks have 5 losses in OT and 0 of them occurred in a shootout. They have a record of 4-5-1 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 36-23 while their over/under record sits at 19-28-12.

Tyler Bozak has accumulated 31 total points this season for the Maple Leafs. He has 10 goals this season with 85 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 12%. He has a total of 21 assists on the season and averages 18 minutes played per game. Leo Komarov has averaged 18 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 17% by scoring 18 goals on 103 shots. He has 17 assists giving him a total of 35 points on the season. James Reimer has 11 wins and 10 losses this season in net for the Maple Leafs. He has had 847 shots against him and has given up 63 goals. He has made 784 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

Patrick Kane has accumulated 78 total points this season for the Blackhawks. He has 33 goals this season with 206 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 16%. He has a total of 45 assists on the season and averages 21 minutes played per game. Jonathan Toews has averaged 20 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 16% by scoring 21 goals on 135 shots. He has 19 assists giving him a total of 40 points on the season. Corey Crawford has 31 wins and 14 losses this season in net for the Blackhawks. He has had 1,433 shots against him and has given up 101 goals. He has made 1,332 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

The Maple Leafs have 49 total points this season. They have scored 127 goals while giving up 151 goals. They have had 171 power play opportunities and have scored 25 goals on those chances for a percentage of 15%. The Maple Leafs have allowed 181 power play opportunities and given up 34 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%. They average 31 shots per game and as a team are shooting 7.51% for the season to this point. They allow 31 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%.

The Blackhawks have a total of 77 points on the season. They have 36 power play goals on 177 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 20%. They have allowed 162 power play opportunities and have given up 31 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%. As a team, the Maple Leafs have a total of 162 goals scored while they've given up 137 goals to this point. They average 31 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.86%. As a team they give up 31 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%.

Toronto has a Corsi percentage of 52.1% as they've attempted 3,330 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,059 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 51.2% as they have 2,489 attempts while they've given up 2,369 shots on the defensive end. The Maple Leafs start possessions in the offensive zone 51.1% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 48.9% for the season. They have 1,776 face off wins compared to 1,687 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 51.3%. On defense Toronto has 1,480 hits and they've blocked 690 shots from the opposition.

Chicago has attempted 3,312 shots at full strength and they've given up 3,260 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 50.4% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 49.8% as they have 2,435 shots while they've given up 2,450 attempts on defense. The Blackhawks have an offensive zone percentage of 52.1% and their defensive zone percentage is 47.9% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 49.4% as they've compiled 1,728 face off wins this season and they have suffered 1,773 face off losses. On defense Chicago has blocked 810 shot attempts and they have 1,022 hits as a unit.

Toronto Maple Leafs Betting Trends

The Toronto Maple Leafs are 19-34 straight up

The Toronto Maple Leafs are 22-24-8 against the over/under

Chicago Blackhawks Betting Trends

The Chicago Blackhawks are 36-23 straight up

The Chicago Blackhawks are 19-28-12 against the over/under

Toronto Maple Leafs Injuries

12/18/15 GO Garret Sparks Lower Body out indefinitely
11/17/15 RW Nathan Horton Back out indefinitely
10/17/15 D Stephane Robidas Knee out indefinitely
02/13/16 LW Josh Leivo Upper Body expected to miss 7-10 days
02/13/16 C Nazem Kadri Leg "?" Monday vs Chicago
02/12/16 D Jared Cowen Hip out indefinitely
02/10/16 LW Joffrey Lupul Lower Body expected to miss 7-10 days
02/10/16 C Shawn Matthias Neck expected to miss 7-10 days
02/10/16 C Tyler Bozak Concussion expected to miss 7-10 days
01/22/16 LW Milan Michalek Finger out indefinitely
01/11/16 LW James Van Riemsdyk Foot expected to miss 6-8 weeks

Chicago Blackhawks Injuries

12/19/15 C Marcus Kruger Wrist expected to miss 4 months
02/14/16 RW Marian Hossa Lower Body injured last game, doubtful Monday vs. Toronto

Guy's Pick: Take Toronto

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