Saturday, February 27, 2016

Bell Centre

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The Toronto Maple Leafs travel to Bell Centre to play the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday, February 27, 2016. The opening line for this game has the Maple Leafs at +154 and the Canadiens at -171. The over/under has been set at 5.

Toronto comes into this matchup having played 59 games. They have an overall record of 21-28-10 and on the road they have a record of 12-18-2. Currently they are 8th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 145 goals and given up 176 goals for a point differential of -31. The Maple Leafs have 10 overtime losses including 5 of them in a shootout. In the past 10 games they have an overall record of 3-6-1. For the season they have an ATS record of 20-38 and an over/under record of 25-26-8. Montreal shows up with a record of 29-27-5 including 16-11-3 at home this season. They are 6th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 167 goals and surrendered 168 for a goal differential of -1. The Canadiens have 5 losses in OT and 2 of them occurred in a shootout. They have a record of 5-4-1 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 27-32 while their over/under record sits at 30-23-8.

Nazem Kadri has accumulated 33 total points this season for the Maple Leafs. He has 11 goals this season with 206 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 5%. He has a total of 22 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 107 shots. He has 17 assists giving him a total of 35 points on the season. James Reimer has 11 wins and 12 losses this season in net for the Maple Leafs. He has had 920 shots against him and has given up 75 goals. He has made 845 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Tomas Plekanec has accumulated 44 total points this season for the Canadiens. He has 12 goals this season with 149 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 8%. He has a total of 32 assists on the season and averages 19 minutes played per game. Max Pacioretty has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 9% by scoring 21 goals on 229 shots. He has 21 assists giving him a total of 42 points on the season. Mike Condon has 15 wins and 17 losses this season in net for the Canadiens. He has had 993 shots against him and has given up 95 goals. He has made 898 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

The Maple Leafs have 52 total points this season. They have scored 140 goals while giving up 171 goals. They have had 190 power play opportunities and have scored 28 goals on those chances for a percentage of 15%. The Maple Leafs have allowed 198 power play opportunities and given up 40 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%. They average 31 shots per game and as a team are shooting 7.59% for the season to this point. They allow 31 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%.

The Canadiens have a total of 63 points on the season. They have 37 power play goals on 200 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 19%. They have allowed 190 power play opportunities and have given up 31 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 84%. As a team, the Maple Leafs have a total of 162 goals scored while they've given up 166 goals to this point. They average 32 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.39%. As a team they give up 28 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%.

Toronto has a Corsi percentage of 52.6% as they've attempted 3,655 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,296 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 51.5% as they have 2,710 attempts while they've given up 2,555 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 1,937 face off wins compared to 1,835 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 51.4%. On defense Toronto has 1,627 hits and they've blocked 741 shots from the opposition.

Montreal has attempted 3,604 shots at full strength and they've given up 3,197 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 53% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 52.5% as they have 2,627 shots while they've given up 2,374 attempts on defense. The Canadiens have an offensive zone percentage of 50.1% and their defensive zone percentage is 49.9% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 50.9% as they've compiled 1,986 face off wins this season and they have suffered 1,916 face off losses. On defense Montreal has blocked 823 shot attempts and they have 1,362 hits as a unit.

Toronto Maple Leafs Betting Trends

The Toronto Maple Leafs are 20-38 straight up

The Toronto Maple Leafs are 25-26-8 against the over/under

Montreal Canadiens Betting Trends

The Montreal Canadiens are 27-32 straight up

The Montreal Canadiens are 30-23-8 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
02/25/16 LW James Van Riemsdyk Foot out for season
02/25/16 LW Joffrey Lupul Hernia out for season
02/25/16 C Leo Komarov Suspension Served probable Saturday vs. Montreal
02/25/16 D Matt Hunwick Undisclosed "?" Saturday vs Montreal
02/12/16 D Jared Cowen Hip out indefinitely
02/10/16 C Tyler Bozak Concussion out indefinitely
01/22/16 LW Milan Michalek Finger out indefinitely

Montreal Canadiens Injuries

02/24/16 D Nathan Beaulieu Lower Body "?" Saturday vs Toronto
02/23/16 D Tom Gilbert Knee out for season
02/19/16 C David Desharnais Foot expected to miss 3 weeks
02/11/16 D Jeff Petry Hernia out for season
02/10/16 C Brian Flynn Lower Body expected to miss 6-8 weeks
01/27/16 F Daniel Carr Knee expected to miss 3 months
01/21/16 GO Carey Price Knee out indefinitely

Tony's Pick: Take Montreal

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