Saturday, November 12, 2016

Consol Energy Center

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The Toronto Maple Leafs travel to Consol Energy Center to play the Pittsburgh Penguins on Saturday, November 12, 2016. The opening line for this game has the Maple Leafs at +131 and the Penguins at -145. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

Toronto comes into this matchup having played 13 games. They have an overall record of 5-5-3 and on the road they have a record of 1-3-3. Currently they are 7th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 37 goals and given up 48 goals for a point differential of -11. The Maple Leafs have an overall record of 4-5-1 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 5-8 and an over/under record of 7-6-0. Pittsburgh shows up with a record of 9-3-2 including 6-1-1 at home this season. They are 2nd in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 43 goals and surrendered 38 for a goal differential of +5. The Penguins have a record of 7-2-1 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 8-5 while their over/under record sits at 7-3-4.

Auston Matthews has accumulated 11 total points this season for the Maple Leafs. He has 6 goals this season with 54 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 5 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 23% by scoring 6 goals on 26 shots. He has 3 assists giving him a total of 9 points on the season. Frederik Andersen has 5 wins and 3 losses this season in net for the Maple Leafs. He has had 351 shots against him and has given up 36 goals. He has made 315 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

Evgeni Malkin has accumulated 14 total points this season for the Penguins. He has 7 goals this season with 36 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 19%. He has a total of 7 assists on the season and averages 19 minutes played per game. Patric Hornqvist has averaged 16 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 9% by scoring 5 goals on 57 shots. He has 7 assists giving him a total of 12 points on the season. Marc-Andre Fleury has 6 wins and 3 losses this season in net for the Penguins. He has had 368 shots against him and has given up 33 goals. He has made 335 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

The Maple Leafs have 13 total points this season. They have scored 37 goals while giving up 48 goals. They have had 35 power play opportunities and have scored 7 goals on those chances for a percentage of 20%. The Maple Leafs have allowed 42 power play opportunities and given up 6 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 86%. They average 33 shots per game and as a team are shooting 8.55% for the season to this point. They allow 33 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 89%.

The Penguins have a total of 20 points on the season. They have 12 power play goals on 48 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 25%. They have allowed 54 power play opportunities and have given up 10 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%. As a team, the Maple Leafs have a total of 43 goals scored while they've given up 38 goals to this point. They average 31 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.89%. As a team they give up 33 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%.

Toronto has a Corsi percentage of 49.6% as they've attempted 798 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 812 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 49.7% as they have 596 attempts while they've given up 603 shots on the defensive end. The Maple Leafs start possessions in the offensive zone 49.9% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 50.1% for the season. They have 410 face off wins compared to 404 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 50.4%. On defense Toronto has 351 hits and they've blocked 209 shots from the opposition.

Pittsburgh has attempted 803 shots at full strength and they've given up 849 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 48.6% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 49.4% as they have 602 shots while they've given up 617 attempts on defense. The Penguins have an offensive zone percentage of 52.2% and their defensive zone percentage is 47.8% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 47.2% as they've compiled 441 face off wins this season and they have suffered 493 face off losses. On defense Pittsburgh has blocked 232 shot attempts and they have 349 hits as a unit.

Toronto Maple Leafs Betting Trends

The Toronto Maple Leafs are 5-8 straight up

The Toronto Maple Leafs are 7-6-0 against the over/under

Pittsburgh Penguins Betting Trends

The Pittsburgh Penguins are 8-5 straight up

The Pittsburgh Penguins are 7-3-4 against the over/under

Toronto Maple Leafs Injuries

11/11/16 RW Nikita Soshnikov Groin is upgraded to probable Friday vs. Philadelphia
10/29/16 D Matt Hunwick Lower Body is upgraded to "?" Friday vs. Philadelphia
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

Pittsburgh Penguins Injuries

10/29/16 RW Daniel Sprong Shoulder out indefinitely
10/21/16 D Derrick Pouliot Lower Body out indefinitely

Tony's Pick: Take Toronto +131

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