Saturday, January 7, 2017

Air Canada Centre

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The Montreal Canadiens travel to Air Canada Centre to play the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday, January 7, 2017.

Montreal comes into this matchup having played 39 games. They have an overall record of 24-9-6 and on the road they have a record of 9-6-4. Currently they are 1st in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 119 goals and given up 90 goals for a point differential of +29. The Canadiens have an overall record of 5-3-2 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 23-15 and an over/under record of 16-16-7. Toronto shows up with a record of 17-12-8 including 10-6-2 at home this season. They are 4th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 113 goals and surrendered 109 for a goal differential of +4. The Maple Leafs have a record of 6-1-3 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 16-20 while their over/under record sits at 16-21-0.

Alexander Radulov has accumulated 29 total points this season for the Canadiens. He has 9 goals this season with 85 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 11%. He has a total of 20 assists on the season and averages 18 minutes played per game. Max Pacioretty has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 15% by scoring 18 goals on 123 shots. He has 15 assists giving him a total of 33 points on the season. Carey Price has 19 wins and 5 losses this season in net for the Canadiens. He has had 804 shots against him and has given up 56 goals. He has made 748 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

Auston Matthews has accumulated 34 total points this season for the Maple Leafs. He has 20 goals this season with 134 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 14 assists on the season and averages 18 minutes played per game. Nazem Kadri has averaged 17 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 12% by scoring 14 goals on 117 shots. He has 8 assists giving him a total of 22 points on the season. Frederik Andersen has 16 wins and 8 losses this season in net for the Maple Leafs. He has had 1,011 shots against him and has given up 81 goals. He has made 930 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

The Canadiens have 54 total points this season. They have scored 119 goals while giving up 90 goals. They have had 123 power play opportunities and have scored 25 goals on those chances for a percentage of 20%. The Canadiens have allowed 140 power play opportunities and given up 27 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 81%. They average 31 shots per game and as a team are shooting 9.80% for the season to this point. They allow 30 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 92%.

The Maple Leafs have a total of 42 points on the season. They have 23 power play goals on 118 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 19%. They have allowed 124 power play opportunities and have given up 19 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 85%. As a team, the Canadiens have a total of 113 goals scored while they've given up 109 goals to this point. They average 34 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 9.09%. As a team they give up 33 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.

Montreal has a Corsi percentage of 51.4% as they've attempted 2,298 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,173 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 51.4% as they have 1,677 attempts while they've given up 1,584 shots on the defensive end. The Canadiens start possessions in the offensive zone 50.3% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 49.7% for the season. They have 1,227 face off wins compared to 1,224 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 50.1%. On defense Montreal has 843 hits and they've blocked 589 shots from the opposition.

Toronto has attempted 2,311 shots at full strength and they've given up 2,281 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 50.3% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 50.7% as they have 1,759 shots while they've given up 1,709 attempts on defense. The Maple Leafs have an offensive zone percentage of 50.2% and their defensive zone percentage is 49.8% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 48.7% as they've compiled 1,103 face off wins this season and they have suffered 1,164 face off losses. On defense Toronto has blocked 572 shot attempts and they have 923 hits as a unit.

Montreal Canadiens Betting Trends

The Montreal Canadiens are 23-15 straight up

The Montreal Canadiens are 16-16-7 against the over/under

Toronto Maple Leafs Betting Trends

The Toronto Maple Leafs are 16-20 straight up

The Toronto Maple Leafs are 16-21-0 against the over/under

Montreal Canadiens Injuries

12/16/16 C Andrew Shaw Concussion out indefinitely
12/10/16 D Greg Pateryn Ankle expected to miss 8 weeks
12/07/16 C David Desharnais Knee expected to miss 6-8 weeks
01/05/17 C Alex Galchenyuk Knee "?" Saturday vs Toronto
01/05/17 D Andrei Markov Groin "?" Saturday vs Toronto
01/04/17 RW Brendan Gallagher Hand injured last game, doubtful Saturday vs Toronto
01/04/17 LW Paul Byron Concussion injured last game, "?" Saturday vs Toronto

Toronto Maple Leafs Injuries

12/21/16 RW Ben Smith Hand out indefinitely
12/13/16 D Martin Marincin Back out 4-6 weeks
10/09/16 LW Joffrey Lupul Abdominal out indefinitely
10/09/16 RW Nathan Horton Back out indefinitely

Guy's Pick: Take Montreal

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