Friday, March 3, 2017

Honda Center

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The Toronto Maple Leafs head to Honda Center to take on the Anaheim Ducks on Friday, March 3, 2017. The opening line for this contest has the Maple Leafs at +160 and the Ducks at -170. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

Toronto comes into this game having played 62 games. They have an overall record of 28-21-13 and away from home they have a record of 13-11-7. The currently are 4th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 190 goals and surrendered 185 goals for a point differential of +5. The Maple Leafs have an overall record of 3-4-3 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 27-34 and an over/under record of 28-32-2. Anaheim shows up with a record of 32-21-10 including 19-7-3 at home this season. They are 3rd in the Pacific Division. They've scored 162 goals and surrendered 161 for a goal differential of +1. The Ducks have a record of 4-5-1 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 30-31 while their over/under record sits at 19-28-16.

Nazem Kadri has accumulated 47 total points this season for the Maple Leafs. He has 25 goals this season with 191 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 22 assists on the season and averages 16.6 minutes played per game. Auston Matthews has averaged 17.8 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 31 goals on 220 shots. He has 24 assists giving him a total of 55 points on the season. Frederik Andersen has 24 wins and 14 losses this season in net for the Maple Leafs. He has had 1,625 shots against him and has given up 138 goals. He has made 1,487 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

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Ryan Getzlaf has accumulated 46 total points this season for the Ducks. He has 11 goals this season with 108 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 10%. He has a total of 35 assists on the season and averages 21 minutes played per game. Ryan Kesler has averaged 21.6 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by scoring 19 goals on 148 shots. He has 27 assists giving him a total of 46 points on the season. John Gibson has 23 wins and 15 losses this season in net for the Ducks. He has had 1,301 shots against him and has given up 101 goals. He has made 1,200 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

The Maple Leafs have 69 total points this season. They have scored 190 goals while giving up 185 goals. They have had 187 power play opportunities and have scored 42 goals on those chances for a percentage of 22%. The Maple Leafs have allowed 200 power play opportunities and given up 33 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 84%. They average 33 shots per game and as a team are shooting 9.38% for the season to this point. They allow 33 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%.

The Ducks have a total of 74 points on the season. They have 37 power play goals on 194 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 19%. They have allowed 219 power play opportunities and have given up 33 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 85%. As a team, the Maple Leafs have a total of 162 goals scored while they've given up 161 goals to this point. They average 29 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.81%. As a team they give up 29 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.

Toronto has a Corsi percentage of 50.3% as they've attempted 3,820 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,777 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 50% as they have 2,866 attempts while they've given up 2,862 shots on the defensive end. The Maple Leafs start possessions in the offensive zone 50.4% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 49.6% for the season. They have 1,863 face off wins compared to 1,949 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 48.9%. On defense has 1,526 hits and they've blocked 915 shots from the opposition.

Anaheim has attempted 3,443 shots at full strength and they've given up 3,495 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 49.6% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 49.7% as they have 2,605 shots while they've given up 2,640 attempts on defense. The Ducks have an offensive zone percentage of 48.6% and their defensive zone percentage is 51.4% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 54.7% as they've compiled 2,060 face off wins this season and they have suffered 1,709 face off losses. On defense has blocked 855 shot attempts and they have 1,658 hits as a unit.

Toronto Maple Leafs Betting Trends

The Toronto Maple Leafs are 27-34 straight up

The Toronto Maple Leafs are 28-32-2 against the over/under

Anaheim Ducks Betting Trends

The Anaheim Ducks are 30-31 straight up

The Anaheim Ducks are 19-28-16 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
02/28/17 D Connor Carrick Upper Body out indefinitely

Anaheim Ducks Injuries

12/29/16 D Clayton Stoner Abdominal out indefinitely
11/17/16 LW Nicolas Kerdiles Concussion out indefinitely
10/14/16 D Simon Despres Concussion out indefinitely
02/25/17 GO John Gibson Lower Body "?" Friday vs Toronto
02/15/17 C Antoine Vermette Suspension expected to miss 10 games; eligible to return March 12 vs Washington

Guy's Pick: Take Toronto +160

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