Tuesday, January 31, 2017

American Airlines Center

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The Toronto Maple Leafs head to American Airlines Center to take on the Dallas Stars on Tuesday, January 31, 2017. The opening line for this contest has the Maple Leafs at +104 and the Stars at -115. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

Toronto comes into this game having played 47 games. They have an overall record of 23-15-9 and away from home they have a record of 11-7-6. The currently are 4th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 145 goals and surrendered 133 goals for a point differential of +12. The Maple Leafs have an overall record of 6-3-1 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 22-24 and an over/under record of 21-25-1. Dallas shows up with a record of 20-20-10 including 13-7-6 at home this season. They are 5th in the Central Division. They've scored 135 goals and surrendered 157 for a goal differential of -22. The Stars have a record of 4-4-2 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 20-30 while their over/under record sits at 24-26-0.

Auston Matthews has accumulated 39 total points this season for the Maple Leafs. He has 23 goals this season with 163 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 14%. He has a total of 16 assists on the season and averages 18 minutes played per game. Nazem Kadri has averaged 16 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 14% by scoring 20 goals on 144 shots. He has 15 assists giving him a total of 35 points on the season. Frederik Andersen has 21 wins and 10 losses this season in net for the Maple Leafs. He has had 1,252 shots against him and has given up 99 goals. He has made 1,153 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

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Jason Spezza has accumulated 30 total points this season for the Stars. He has 7 goals this season with 98 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 7%. He has a total of 23 assists on the season and averages 16 minutes played per game. Tyler Seguin has averaged 19 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 10% by scoring 18 goals on 177 shots. He has 29 assists giving him a total of 47 points on the season. Kari Lehtonen has 10 wins and 13 losses this season in net for the Stars. He has had 830 shots against him and has given up 81 goals. He has made 749 saves for a save percentage of 90%.

The Maple Leafs have 55 total points this season. They have scored 145 goals while giving up 133 goals. They have had 146 power play opportunities and have scored 33 goals on those chances for a percentage of 23%. The Maple Leafs have allowed 158 power play opportunities and given up 23 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 85%. They average 32 shots per game and as a team are shooting 9.53% for the season to this point. They allow 32 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 92%.

The Stars have a total of 50 points on the season. They have 30 power play goals on 174 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 17%. They have allowed 169 power play opportunities and have given up 44 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 74%. As a team, the Maple Leafs have a total of 135 goals scored while they've given up 157 goals to this point. They average 30 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.92%. As a team they give up 30 shots per game and have a save percentage of 90%.

Toronto has a Corsi percentage of 50% as they've attempted 2,865 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,866 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 49.9% as they have 2,154 attempts while they've given up 2,162 shots on the defensive end. The Maple Leafs start possessions in the offensive zone 49.8% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 50.2% for the season. They have 1,396 face off wins compared to 1,472 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 48.7%. On defense Toronto has 1,148 hits and they've blocked 704 shots from the opposition.

Dallas has attempted 2,956 shots at full strength and they've given up 2,970 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 49.9% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 50.6% as they have 2,216 shots while they've given up 2,160 attempts on defense. The Stars have an offensive zone percentage of 48.1% and their defensive zone percentage is 51.9% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 49.3% as they've compiled 1,562 face off wins this season and they have suffered 1,608 face off losses. On defense Dallas has blocked 810 shot attempts and they have 974 hits as a unit.

Toronto Maple Leafs Betting Trends

The Toronto Maple Leafs are 22-24 straight up

The Toronto Maple Leafs are 21-25-1 against the over/under

Dallas Stars Betting Trends

The Dallas Stars are 20-30 straight up

The Dallas Stars are 24-26-0 against the over/under

Toronto Maple Leafs Injuries

12/21/16 RW Ben Smith Hand out indefinitely
10/09/16 LW Joffrey Lupul Abdominal out indefinitely
10/09/16 RW Nathan Horton Back out indefinitely
01/24/17 D Morgan Rielly Knee out indefinitely

Dallas Stars Injuries

12/07/16 D Julius Honka Wrist out indefinitely
11/01/16 C Mattias Janmark Knee expected to miss 5-6 months
10/31/16 RW Ales Hemsky Hip expected to miss 5-6 months
01/23/17 C Radek Faksa Lower Body out indefinitely
01/20/17 D Johnny Oduya Ankle expected to miss 2-4 weeks
01/12/17 D Jamie Oleksiak Hand out indefinitely

Guy's Pick: Take Toronto +104

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