Saturday, November 19, 2016

Bell Centre

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The Toronto Maple Leafs travel to Bell Centre to play the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday, November 19, 2016. The opening line for this game has the Maple Leafs at +162 and the Canadiens at -180. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

Toronto comes into this matchup having played 17 games. They have an overall record of 8-6-3 and on the road they have a record of 1-4-3. Currently they are 5th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 56 goals and given up 58 goals for a point differential of -2. The Maple Leafs have an overall record of 6-4-0 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 8-9 and an over/under record of 10-7-0. Montreal shows up with a record of 13-2-2 including 10-0-1 at home this season. They are 1st in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 56 goals and surrendered 38 for a goal differential of +18. The Canadiens have a record of 7-2-1 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 13-4 while their over/under record sits at 6-6-5.

Auston Matthews has accumulated 12 total points this season for the Maple Leafs. He has 6 goals this season with 65 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 6 assists on the season and averages 17 minutes played per game. Nazem Kadri has averaged 15 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 17% by scoring 7 goals on 42 shots. He has 6 assists giving him a total of 13 points on the season. Frederik Andersen has 8 wins and 4 losses this season in net for the Maple Leafs. He has had 494 shots against him and has given up 46 goals. He has made 448 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Brendan Gallagher has accumulated 10 total points this season for the Canadiens. He has 4 goals this season with 45 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 9%. He has a total of 6 assists on the season and averages 15 minutes played per game. Max Pacioretty has averaged 18 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 9% by scoring 4 goals on 46 shots. He has 9 assists giving him a total of 13 points on the season. Carey Price has 10 wins and 0 losses this season in net for the Canadiens. He has had 347 shots against him and has given up 18 goals. He has made 329 saves for a save percentage of 95%.

The Maple Leafs have 19 total points this season. They have scored 56 goals while giving up 58 goals. They have had 47 power play opportunities and have scored 9 goals on those chances for a percentage of 19%. The Maple Leafs have allowed 52 power play opportunities and given up 8 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 85%. They average 33 shots per game and as a team are shooting 10.11% for the season to this point. They allow 34 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 90%.

The Canadiens have a total of 28 points on the season. They have 12 power play goals on 51 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 24%. They have allowed 67 power play opportunities and have given up 12 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%. As a team, the Maple Leafs have a total of 56 goals scored while they've given up 38 goals to this point. They average 28 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 11.62%. As a team they give up 33 shots per game and have a save percentage of 93%.

Toronto has a Corsi percentage of 49.1% as they've attempted 1,036 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,072 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 49% as they have 777 attempts while they've given up 809 shots on the defensive end. The Maple Leafs start possessions in the offensive zone 49.8% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 50.2% for the season. They have 523 face off wins compared to 514 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 50.4%. On defense Toronto has 453 hits and they've blocked 263 shots from the opposition.

Montreal has attempted 932 shots at full strength and they've given up 1,035 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 47.4% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 47.2% as they have 666 shots while they've given up 745 attempts on defense. The Canadiens have an offensive zone percentage of 45.4% and their defensive zone percentage is 54.6% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 48.7% as they've compiled 518 face off wins this season and they have suffered 546 face off losses. On defense Montreal has blocked 290 shot attempts and they have 385 hits as a unit.

Toronto Maple Leafs Betting Trends

The Toronto Maple Leafs are 8-9 straight up

The Toronto Maple Leafs are 10-7-0 against the over/under

Montreal Canadiens Betting Trends

The Montreal Canadiens are 13-4 straight up

The Montreal Canadiens are 6-6-5 against the over/under

Toronto Maple Leafs Injuries

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

Montreal Canadiens Injuries

11/17/16 RW Alexander Radulov Illness is downgraded to doubtful Friday vs. Carolina
11/17/16 GO Carey Price Rest is not expected to be in the starting lineup Friday vs. Carolina
11/08/16 LW Artturi Lehkonen Upper Body out indefinitely
10/21/16 D Zach Redmond Foot expected to miss 6 weeks

Guy's Pick: Take Montreal -180

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