Friday, January 13, 2017

Madison Square Garden

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The Toronto Maple Leafs travel to Madison Square Garden to play the New York Rangers on Friday, January 13, 2017.

Toronto comes into this matchup having played 39 games. They have an overall record of 18-13-8 and on the road they have a record of 8-6-6. Currently they are 5th in the Atlantic Division. They've scored 120 goals and given up 116 goals for a point differential of +4. The Maple Leafs have an overall record of 7-2-1 in their last 10 games. For the season they have an ATS record of 17-21 and an over/under record of 18-21-0. New York shows up with a record of 28-13-1 including 13-7-1 at home this season. They are 4th in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 146 goals and surrendered 107 for a goal differential of +39. The Rangers have a record of 7-3-0 in their last 10 contests. Their record against the spread is 26-14 while their over/under record sits at 23-15-4.

Auston Matthews has accumulated 35 total points this season for the Maple Leafs. He has 21 goals this season with 140 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 16 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 13% by scoring 16 goals on 122 shots. He has 9 assists giving him a total of 25 points on the season. Frederik Andersen has 17 wins and 9 losses this season in net for the Maple Leafs. He has had 1,074 shots against him and has given up 88 goals. He has made 986 saves for a save percentage of 92%.

J.T. Miller has accumulated 30 total points this season for the Rangers. He has 12 goals this season with 73 shots on goal giving him a shooting percentage of 16%. He has a total of 18 assists on the season and averages 16 minutes played per game. Kevin Hayes has averaged 17 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 18% by scoring 13 goals on 74 shots. He has 18 assists giving him a total of 31 points on the season. Henrik Lundqvist has 18 wins and 9 losses this season in net for the Rangers. He has had 788 shots against him and has given up 69 goals. He has made 719 saves for a save percentage of 91%.

The Maple Leafs have 44 total points this season. They have scored 120 goals while giving up 116 goals. They have had 125 power play opportunities and have scored 27 goals on those chances for a percentage of 22%. The Maple Leafs have allowed 134 power play opportunities and given up 22 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 84%. They average 33 shots per game and as a team are shooting 9.28% for the season to this point. They allow 33 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 91%.

The Rangers have a total of 57 points on the season. They have 29 power play goals on 125 opportunities thus far for a percentage of 23%. They have allowed 118 power play opportunities and have given up 20 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 83%. As a team, the Maple Leafs have a total of 146 goals scored while they've given up 107 goals to this point. They average 29 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 11.91%. 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 2,410 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 2,378 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is at 50.3% as they have 1,822 attempts while they've given up 1,798 shots on the defensive end. The Maple Leafs start possessions in the offensive zone 50.2% of the time while their defensive zone percentage is at 49.8% for the season. They have 1,159 face off wins compared to 1,223 losses, meaning their faceoff win percentage is 48.7%. On defense Toronto has 955 hits and they've blocked 580 shots from the opposition.

New York has attempted 2,267 shots at full strength and they've given up 2,375 attempts, meaning their Corsi percentage is at 48.8% for the season. In terms of Fenwick percentage, they currently are at 50.2% as they have 1,717 shots while they've given up 1,700 attempts on defense. The Rangers have an offensive zone percentage of 47.2% and their defensive zone percentage is 52.8% so far this season. They have a faceoff win percentage of 47.8% as they've compiled 1,168 face off wins this season and they have suffered 1,274 face off losses. On defense New York has blocked 675 shot attempts and they have 875 hits as a unit.

Toronto Maple Leafs Betting Trends

The Toronto Maple Leafs are 17-21 straight up

The Toronto Maple Leafs are 18-21-0 against the over/under

New York Rangers Betting Trends

The New York Rangers are 26-14 straight up

The New York Rangers are 23-15-4 against the over/under

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

New York Rangers Injuries

12/30/16 LW Rick Nash Groin out indefinitely
11/20/16 C Mika Zibanejad Fibula expected to miss 6-8 weeks
01/07/17 D Marc Staal Upper Body "?" Friday vs Toronto
01/03/17 LW Matt Puempel Concussion out indefinitely

Guy's Pick: Take New York

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