Thursday, March 2, 2017

Staples Center

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The Toronto Maple Leafs travel to Staples Center to play the Los Angeles Kings on Thursday, March 2, 2017. The opening line for this game has the Maple Leafs at +134 and the Kings at -148. The over/under has been set at 5.5.

Toronto comes into this matchup having played 61 games. They have an overall record of 28-20-13 and on the road they have a record of 13-10-7. Currently they are 4th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 189 goals and given up 182 goals for a point differential of +7. The Maple Leafs have an overall record of 4-3-3 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 27-33 and an over/under record of 28-31-2. Los Angeles shows up with a record of 30-27-5 including 16-11-1 at home this season. They are 5th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 154 goals and surrendered 156 for a goal differential of -2. The Kings have a record of 3-6-1 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 29-32 while their over/under record sits at 18-28-16.

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Nazem Kadri has accumulated 47 total points this season for the Maple Leafs. He has 25 goals this season with 188 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 30 goals on 217 shots. He has 24 assists giving him a total of 54 points on the season. Frederik Andersen has 24 wins and 13 losses this season in net for the Maple Leafs. He has had 1,589 shots against him and has given up 136 goals. He has made 1,453 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

Jeff Carter has accumulated 55 total points this season for the Kings. He has 30 goals this season with 196 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 15%. He has a total of 25 assists on the season and averages 18 minutes played per game. Anze Kopitar has averaged 20.7 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 5% by scoring 6 goals on 116 shots. He has 29 assists giving him a total of 35 points on the season. Ben Bishop has 16 wins and 12 losses this season in net for the Kings. He has had 870 shots against him and has given up 77 goals. He has made 793 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

The Maple Leafs have 69 total points this season. They have scored 189 goals while giving up 182 goals. They have had 184 power play opportunities and have scored 41 goals on those chances for a percentage of 22%. The Maple Leafs have allowed 198 power play opportunities and given up 33 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%. They average 33 shots per game and as a team are shooting 9.43% for the season to this point. They allow 33 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%.

The Kings have a total of 65 points on the season. They have 29 power play goals on 175 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 17%. They have allowed 189 power play opportunities and have given up 29 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 85%. As a team, the Maple Leafs have a total of 154 goals scored while they've given up 156 goals to this point. They average 31 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.03%. As a team they give up 26 shots per game and have a save percentage of 91%.

Toronto has a Corsi percentage of 50.4% as they've attempted 3,765 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 3,706 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 50.2% as they have 2,831 attempts while they've given up 2,809 shots on the defensive end. The Maple Leafs start possessions in the offensive zone 50.6% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 49.4% for the season. They have 1,833 face off wins compared to 1,918 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 48.9%. On defense has 1,506 hits and they've blocked 897 shots from the opposition.

Los Angeles has attempted 3,741 shots at full strength and they've given up 3,115 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 54.6% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 54.5% as they have 2,757 shots while they've given up 2,298 attempts on defense. The Kings have an offensive zone percentage of 56.2% and their defensive zone percentage is 43.8% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 50.4% as they've compiled 1,865 face off wins this season and they have suffered 1,833 face off losses. On defense has blocked 817 shot attempts and they have 1,817 hits as a unit.

Toronto Maple Leafs Betting Trends

The Toronto Maple Leafs are 27-33 straight up

The Toronto Maple Leafs are 28-31-2 against the over/under

Los Angeles Kings Betting Trends

The Los Angeles Kings are 29-32 straight up

The Los Angeles Kings are 18-28-16 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 is downgraded to expected to miss Tuesday vs. San Jose
02/27/17 C Tyler Bozak Hand is upgraded to probable Tuesday vs. San Jose
02/18/17 C Mitchell Marner Shoulder out indefinitely

Los Angeles Kings Injuries

02/27/17 C Jordan Nolan Lower Body "?" Tuesday vs. Calgary
02/23/17 D Paul La Due Upper Body out indefinitely
01/30/17 D Matt Greene Groin out indefinitely

Josh's Pick: Take Los Angeles -148

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