Saturday, March 12, 2016

Canadian Tire Centre

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The Toronto Maple Leafs travel to Canadian Tire Centre to play the Ottawa Senators on Saturday, March 12, 2016. The opening line for this game has the Maple Leafs at +144 and the Senators at -160. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

Toronto comes into this matchup having played 66 games. They have an overall record of 22-33-11 and on the road they have a record of 12-20-2. Currently they are 8th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 159 goals and given up 197 goals for a point differential of -38. The Maple Leafs have 11 overtime losses including 6 of them in a shootout. In the past 10 games they have an overall record of 2-6-2. For the season they have an ATS record of 20-44 and an over/under record of 27-31-8. Ottawa shows up with a record of 31-30-8 including 17-12-5 at home this season. They are 6th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 198 goals and surrendered 218 for a goal differential of -20. The Senators have 8 losses in OT and 6 of them occurred in a shootout. They have a record of 4-4-2 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 29-38 while their over/under record sits at 35-33-1.

Nazem Kadri has accumulated 37 total points this season for the Maple Leafs. He has 12 goals this season with 228 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 5%. He has a total of 25 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 15% by scoring 19 goals on 127 shots. He has 17 assists giving him a total of 36 points on the season. Jonathan Bernier has 7 wins and 18 losses this season in net for the Maple Leafs. He has had 848 shots against him and has given up 87 goals. He has made 761 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Erik Karlsson has accumulated 70 total points this season for the Senators. He has 12 goals this season with 211 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 6%. He has a total of 58 assists on the season and averages 29 minutes played per game. Bobby Ryan has averaged 18 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 22 goals on 160 shots. He has 29 assists giving him a total of 51 points on the season. Craig Anderson has 27 wins and 21 losses this season in net for the Senators. He has had 1,708 shots against him and has given up 146 goals. He has made 1,562 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

The Maple Leafs have 55 total points this season. They have scored 153 goals while giving up 191 goals. They have had 208 power play opportunities and have scored 32 goals on those chances for a percentage of 15%. The Maple Leafs have allowed 217 power play opportunities and given up 43 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 80%. They average 31 shots per game and as a team are shooting 7.39% for the season to this point. They allow 30 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%.

The Senators have a total of 70 points on the season. They have 36 power play goals on 208 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 17%. They have allowed 214 power play opportunities and have given up 55 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 74%. As a team, the Maple Leafs have a total of 192 goals scored while they've given up 212 goals to this point. They average 28 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.80%. As a team they give up 33 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.

Toronto has a Corsi percentage of 52.9% as they've attempted 4,108 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,661 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 51.9% as they have 3,037 attempts while they've given up 2,820 shots on the defensive end. The Maple Leafs start possessions in the offensive zone 51.2% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 48.8% for the season. They have 2,150 face off wins compared to 2,049 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 51.2%. On defense Toronto has 1,821 hits and they've blocked 841 shots from the opposition.

Ottawa has attempted 3,753 shots at full strength and they've given up 4,132 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 47.6% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 46.8% as they have 2,756 shots while they've given up 3,134 attempts on defense. The Senators have an offensive zone percentage of 50.7% and their defensive zone percentage is 49.3% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 50.6% as they've compiled 2,147 face off wins this season and they have suffered 2,100 face off losses. On defense Ottawa has blocked 998 shot attempts and they have 1,917 hits as a unit.

Toronto Maple Leafs Betting Trends

The Toronto Maple Leafs are 20-44 straight up

The Toronto Maple Leafs are 27-31-8 against the over/under

Ottawa Senators Betting Trends

The Ottawa Senators are 29-38 straight up

The Ottawa Senators are 35-33-1 against the over/under

Toronto Maple Leafs Injuries

11/17/15 RW Nathan Horton Back out indefinitely
10/17/15 D Stephane Robidas Knee out for season
03/09/16 RW Brad Boyes Shoulder "?" Saturday vs Ottawa
03/08/16 D Matt Hunwick Hernia out for season
02/29/16 C Byron Froese Hand out indefinitely
02/25/16 LW James Van Riemsdyk Foot out for season
02/25/16 LW Joffrey Lupul Hernia out for season
02/10/16 C Tyler Bozak Concussion out indefinitely

Ottawa Senators Injuries

10/28/15 D Mikael Wikstrand Suspension out indefinitely
10/16/15 LW Clarke MacArthur Concussion out indefinitely
10/08/15 D Chris Phillips Back out for season
03/04/16 D Mark Borowiecki Knee out for season
02/29/16 C Kyle Turris Ankle out indefinitely

Tony's Pick: Take Toronto

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