Wednesday, October 12, 2016

Canadian Tire Centre

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The Toronto Maple Leafs travel to Canadian Tire Centre to play the Ottawa Senators on Wednesday, October 12, 2016. The opening line for this game has the Maple Leafs at +120 and the Senators at -140. The over/under has been set at 5.

Toronto comes into this matchup after having a regular season record of 29-42-11 last season and on the road they had a record of 15-24-2. They finished 8th in the Atlantic Division. They scored 198 goals and gave up 246 goals for a point differential of -48. The Maple Leafs had 11 overtime losses including 6 of them in a shootout. In their last 10 games they had an overall record of 3-7-0. For the season they had an ATS record of 27-52 and an over/under record of 34-36-12. Ottawa had a regular season record of 38-35-9 including 21-14-6 at home last season. They were 5th in the Atlantic Division. They scored 236 goals and surrendered 247 for a goal differential of -11. The Senators had 9 losses in OT and 6 of them occurred in a shootout. They had a record of 5-4-1 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread was 35-44 while their over/under record sat at 39-40-3.

Nazem Kadri accumulated 45 total points last season for the Maple Leafs. He had 17 goals last year with 260 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 7%. He had a total of 28 assists on the season and averaged 18 minutes played per game. Leo Komarov averaged 18 minutes of ice time per game last year. In that time he had a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 19 goals on 130 shots. He had 17 assists giving him a total of 36 points on the season. Frederik Andersen had 22 wins and 9 losses last season in net for the Maple Leafs. He had 1,086 shots against him and gave up 88 goals. He made 998 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

Erik Karlsson accumulated 82 total points last season for the Senators. He had 16 goals last year with 248 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 6%. He had a total of 66 assists on the season and averaged 29 minutes played per game. Bobby Ryan averaged 17 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he had a shooting percentage of 12% by scoring 22 goals on 183 shots. He had 34 assists giving him a total of 56 points on the season. Craig Anderson had 31 wins and 23 losses this season in net for the Senators. He had 1,915 shots against him and gave up 161 goals. He made 1,754 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

The Maple Leafs had 69 total points last season. They scored 198 goals while giving up 246 goals. They had 259 power play opportunities and scored 40 goals on those chances for a percentage of 15%. The Maple Leafs allowed 272 power play opportunities and gave up 50 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 82%. They averaged 31 shots per game and as a team they shot 7.87% for the season. They allowed 30 shots to their opposition per contest and had a team save percentage of 91%.

The Senators had a total of 85 points on the season. They had 38 power play goals on 239 opportunities for a percentage of 16%. They allowed 253 power play opportunities and gave up 61 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 76%. As a team, the Maple Leafs had a total of 236 goals scored while they gave up 247 goals during the campaign. They averaged 28 shots per contest and had a team shooting percentage of 10.15%. As a team they gave up 33 shots per game and had a save percentage of 92%.

Toronto had a Corsi percentage of 52.4% as they attempted 5,023 shots on net at full strength while they gave up 4,557 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage was at 51.2% as they had 3,701 attempts while they gave up 3,522 shots on the defensive end. The Maple Leafs started possessions in the offensive zone 51.2% of the time while their defensive zone percentage was at 48.8% for the season. They had 2,617 face off wins compared to 2,556 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage was 50.6%. On defense Toronto had 2,119 hits and they blocked 1,035 shots from the opposition.

Ottawa attempted 4,387 shots at full strength and they gave up 4,867 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage was at 47.4% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they were at 47% as they had 3,249 shots while they gave up 3,671 attempts on defense. The Senators had an offensive zone percentage of 50.2% and their defensive zone percentage was 49.8% this season. They had a faceoff win percentage of 50.6% as they compiled 2,519 face off wins this season and they suffered 2,464 face off losses. On defense Ottawa blocked 1,196 shot attempts and they had 2,262 hits as a unit.

Toronto Maple Leafs Betting Trends

The Toronto Maple Leafs were 27-52 straight up last season

The Toronto Maple Leafs were 34-36-12 against the over/under

Ottawa Senators Betting Trends

The Ottawa Senators were 35-44 straight up last season

The Ottawa Senators were 39-40-3 against the over/under

Toronto Maple Leafs Injuries

10/09/16 LW Joffrey Lupul Abdominal out indefinitely
10/09/16 RW Nathan Horton Back out indefinitely
10/09/16 C Tyler Bozak Undisclosed "?" Wednesday vs. Ottawa
10/09/16 LW Josh Leivo Undisclosed "?" Wednesday vs. Ottawa

Ottawa Senators Injuries

10/09/16 LW Clarke MacArthur Concussion doubtful Wednesday vs. Toronto
10/09/16 C Curtis Lazar Mononucleosis doubtful Wednesday vs. Toronto

Tony's Pick: Take Ottawa

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